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Autore |
Rossabi Morris |
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Voyager from Xanadu : Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West / / Morris Rossabi |
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] |
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©2010 |
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Edizione |
[1st University of California Press ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Diplomats - China |
Diplomats - Travel |
Voyages and travels |
Travel, Medieval |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First University of Califrnia Press edition 2010"--T.p. verso. |
"Previously published in 1992 by Kodansha International Ltd"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Illustrations -- Preface to the 2010 Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- A Note on Transliteration -- Principal Figures -- 1. Setting the Stage -- 2. A Pilgrimage to the West -- 3. The Mongols, the Muslims, and the Europeans -- 4. An Embassy to the West -- 5. Paris, Bordeaux, Rome, and Return -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About The Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Toward the end of the thirteenth century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a Nestorian Christian monk from China called Rabban Sauma was making the reverse journey from the Mongol capital (what is now Beijing) to Jerusalem. Upon reaching Baghdad-the first traveler to arrive from China-Sauma learned that his pilgrimage could not be fulfilled because of Islamic control of the Holy Land. In Voyager from Xanadu, Morris Rossabi traces Sauma's trans-Eurasian travels against the turbulent era of the Mongol Empire and the last Crusades. His indispensable book provides a unique first-hand Asian perspective on Europe and illuminates a crucial period in the early history of global, diplomatic, and commercial networking. |
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