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Thomas F. Madden

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Thomas F. Madden
Madden in 2012
Madden in 2012
Born 10 June 1960
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Alma mater University of New Mexico (BA)
University of Illinois (MA, PhD)
Occupation Historian
Employer Saint Louis University
Title Professor of History, Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, SLU
Website http://www.thomasmadden.org

Thomas Francis Madden[1] (born 10 June 1960) is an American historian, a former chair of the history department at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, and director of Saint Louis University's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.[2]

A specialist on the Crusades, he has often commented in the popular media after the events of September 11, to discuss topics such as how Muslims have viewed the medieval Crusades and their parallels to today's interventions in the Middle East.[3] In 2007, he was awarded the Haskins Medal from the Medieval Academy of America for his book Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice, also a "Book of the Month" selection by the BBC History magazine. In 2012, he was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 2018, he was named a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar.

Biography

Madden received his bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico in 1986, and his Masters (1990) and PhD (1993) degrees in history from the University of Illinois.

Madden is active in the Society for the Study of the Crusades in the Latin East,[4] and organizes panels for the Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Saint Louis, Missouri.[5] He is the Director of the Crusades Studies Forum and the Medieval Italy Prosopographical Database Project, both housed at Saint Louis University.

Writing

Madden has books and articles including the "Crusades" entry for the Encyclopædia Britannica. His research specialties are ancient and medieval history, including the Fourth Crusade, as well as ancient and medieval Italian history. His 1997 revision of The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople (originally authored by Donald Queller) was a selection of the History Book Club. He is also known for speaking about the ways that the history of the Crusades is often used for manipulation of modern political agendas.[6] His book, The New Concise History of the Crusades has been translated into seven foreign languages.

His book Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice won multiple awards, including the 2007 Haskins Medal from the Medieval Academy of America and the Otto Gründler Prize from the Medieval Institute.[7][8] According to the Medieval Review, with this book "Madden more than ever stakes out his place as one of the most important medievalists in America at present."[9]

His 2008 book, Empires of Trust, was a comparative study that sought elements in historic republics that led to the development of empires. In the cases of Rome and the United States, he argued that their citizens and leaders acquired a level of trust among allies and potential enemies that was based upon an unusual rejection of hegemonic power.

His book, Venice: A New History was the culmination of decades of work in the archives and libraries of Venice and is critically acclaimed for its particular focus on the historic development of its economy and political role. Likewise, his book, Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World also received positive acclaim and remains a prominent source of information about the city.

His most recent book, The Fall of Republics: A History from Ancient Carthage to the American Constitution, examines the flaws in ancient and medieval republics and how the American Founders employed those lessons when crafting their own new government.

Books

Select scholarly articles

  • "The Venetian Version of the Fourth Crusade: Memory and the Conquest of Constantinople in Medieval Venice," Speculum 87 (2012): 311–44.
  • "The Latin Empire of Constantinople's Fractured Foundation: The Rift Between Boniface of Montferrat and Baldwin of Flanders," in The Fourth Crusade: Event, Aftermath, and Perceptions (Brookfield: Ashgate Publishing, 2008): 45–52.
  • "Food and the Fourth Crusade: A New Approach to the 'Diversion Question,'" in Logistics of Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, John H. Pryor, ed. (Brookfield: Ashgate Publishing, 2006): 209–28.
  • "Venice, the Papacy, and the Crusades before 1204," in The Medieval Crusade, Susan J. Ridyard, ed. (Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer, 2004): 85–95.
  • "The Enduring Myths of the Fourth Crusade," World History Bulletin 20 (2004): 11–14.
  • "The Chrysobull of Alexius I Comnenus to the Venetians: The Date and the Debate," Journal of Medieval History 28 (2002): 23–41.
  • "Venice's Hostage Crisis: Diplomatic Efforts to Secure Peace with Byzantium between 1171 and 1184," in Ellen E. Kittell and Thomas F. Madden, eds., Medieval and Renaissance Venice (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1999): 96–108.
  • "Outside and Inside the Fourth Crusade," The International History Review 17 (1995): 726–43.
  • "Venice and Constantinople in 1171 and 1172: Enrico Dandolo's Attitude towards Byzantium," Mediterranean Historical Review 8 (1993): 166–85.
  • "Vows and Contracts in the Fourth Crusade: The Treaty of Zara and the Attack on Constantinople in 1204," The International History Review 15 (1993): 441–68.
  • "Father of the Bride: Fathers, Daughters, and Dowries in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Venice," Renaissance Quarterly 46 (1993): 685–711. (with Donald E. Queller)
  • "The Fires of the Fourth Crusade in Constantinople, 1203–1204: A Damage Assessment," Byzantinische Zeitschrift 84/85 (1992): 72–93.
  • "The Serpent Column of Delphi in Constantinople: Placement, Purposes, and Mutilations," Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 16 (1992): 111–45.

Recorded lectures

History Channel documentaries

  • Decoding the Past, "Spear of Christ"
  • Decoding the Past, "Secrets of the Koran"
  • The Big Build, "The Castle Tower"

Awards

  • 2005 Otto Grundler Prize, Medieval Institute[7]
  • 2007 Haskins Medal, Medieval Academy of America, for the book Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice[8]
  • 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship
  • 2013 Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[14]
  • 2015 American Council of Learned Societies, Fellow[15]
  • 2018 National Endowment for the Humanities, Public Scholar Award[16]

References

  1. Back to citation "Madden, Thomas F." at Library of Congress Linked Data Service: "Fuller Name – Thomas Francis".
  2. Back to citation Townsend, Tim (December 1, 2007). "Louis IX's spirit of charity lives on in work of a city church". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  3. Back to citation Thompson, Bob (May 9, 2005). "How Muslims View the Crusades". Washington Post; Mahoney, Dennis M. (May 6, 2005). "New view of Crusades abandons simple stereotypes". Columbus Dispatch; Derbyshire, John (November 25, 2001). "For all their crimes, medieval Crusaders were our spiritual kin". Star-Tribune (Minneapolis); Davis, Bob (September 23, 2001). "A war that began 1,000 years ago". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  4. Back to citation "Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East".
  5. Back to citation Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  6. Back to citation Madden, Thomas F. (November 2, 2001). "Crusade Propaganda". National Review. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  7. Back to citation occurrence 7.0 Back to citation occurrence 7.1 WMU News – Grundler Prize awarded for book on Venetian leader
  8. Back to citation occurrence 8.0 Back to citation occurrence 8.1 MAA Haskins Medal Winner Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Back to citation Johns Hopkins University Press | Books | Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice
  10. Back to citation Begley, Adam (January 25, 2013). "Review of Venice: A New History by Thomas F. Madden". The New York Times.
  11. Back to citation Frum, David (December 2008). "Review of Empire of Trust by Thomas F. Madden". Commentary.
  12. Back to citation Harris, Jonathan (August 2002). "Review of The Crusades: The Essential Readings edited by Thomas F. Madden". Reviews in History.
  13. Back to citation Lock, Peter (2015). "Review of The Concise History of the Crusades, 3rd ed". Speculum. 90 (3): 834. doi:10.1017/S0038713415001013.
  14. Back to citation Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
  15. Back to citation "Thomas F. Madden F'15". www.acls.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17.
  16. Back to citation "Public Scholars 2018".
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