The Adventures of Ibn Battuta - 3rd Edition

Zusatztext "Professor Dunn's book is based on Ibn Battuta's own writings. . . . and provides a commentary on the society and places which he visited! making admirable use of the great increase of our knowledge over the last generation. The result is fascinating." Informationen zum Autor Ross E. Dunn is Professor of History at San Diego State University. Klappentext Recounts the great traveler Ibn Battuta's remarkable career, interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times. Zusammenfassung Recounts the great traveler Ibn Battuta's remarkable career, interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps Preface to the 2012 Edition Preface to the Revised Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments The Muslim Calendar A Note on Money List of Abbreviations Used in Notes Introduction 1. Tangier 2. The Maghrib 3. The Mamluks 4. Mecca 5. Persia and Iraq 6. The Arabian Sea 7. Anatolia 8. The Steppe 9. Delhi 10. Malabar and the Maldives 11. China 12. Home 13. Mali 14. The Rihla Glossary Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Ross E. Dunn, Dunn Ross E.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2012
• EAN: 9780520272927
• ISBN: 978-0-520-27292-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 212 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Geographical discovery & exploration, General & world history, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, General and world history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Geographical discovery and exploration