The Travels of Ibn Battuta to India, the Spice Islands and China by Ibn Battuta
Records the journey of Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan jurist who travelled to the East, and offers fascinating details into the cultures and dynamics of the region, along with a first-hand account of increased globalisation due to the rise of Islam, and the relationship between the Western world, India, and China in the 14th century.
In summary, this book provides professors and students an invaluable primary source for topics related to world history, Middle East history, or Asian historyThe colloquial language has also opened it up to a broader audience who are interested in the cultural exchanges and trade networks in the old world before the Great Discovery."
- World History Bulletin
- World History Bulletin
Ibn Battuta (1304-1377) was one of the first great travellers in world history – a century before Marco Polo. He was a scholar of Islamic law and found employment all over the Muslim world as a traveling judge or advisor to the rulers. He travelled to medieval Ghana, Mecca, India, and China and wrote his travel stories after his return to his native Tangier, Morocco, which were widely translated numerous times from Arabic.
Noel King was a modern-day travelling scholar. Born and educated in British India, he taught first at Indian universities, before moving to East Africa, where he taught at universities in Kenya and Uganda before his final appointment in the 1960s as Chair of the Religion Department at the University of California in Santa Cruz.
Noel King was a modern-day travelling scholar. Born and educated in British India, he taught first at Indian universities, before moving to East Africa, where he taught at universities in Kenya and Uganda before his final appointment in the 1960s as Chair of the Religion Department at the University of California in Santa Cruz.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781558766341 |
| ISBN 10 | 1558766340 |
| Title | The Travels of Ibn Battuta to India, the Spice Islands and China |
| Author | Ibn Battuta |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Markus Wiener Publishing Inc |
| Year published | 2018-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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