The adventures of Ibn Battuta : a Muslim traveler of the 14th century /
Ross Dunn here recounts the great traveler'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.
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2012.
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Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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