The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the 14th century [[electronic resource] /] / Ross E. Dunn
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Dunn Ross E
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The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the 14th century [[electronic resource] /] / Ross E. Dunn
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London : , : University of California Press, , [2012] |
| Edizione: | Updated edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 910.917 |
| 910.91767 | |
| 910.92 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Travelers - Islamic Empire |
| Travel, Medieval | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface to the 2012 Edition -- Preface to the Revised Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgements -- The Muslim Calendar -- A Note on Money -- Abbreviations Used in Footnotes -- 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the 14th century |
| ISBN: | 1-280-78287-0 |
| 9786613693266 | |
| 0-520-95161-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461829503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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