The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta : uncommon tales of a medieval adventurer

The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta : uncommon tales of a medieval adventurer

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"Ibn Battuta was, without doubt, one of the world's truly great travellers. Born in fourteenth-century Morocco and contemporary of Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta has left us an account in his own words of his remarkable journeys throughout the Islamic world and beyond. ... David Waines discusses...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Waines, David (Author), Ibn Batutta , 1304-1377 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : I.B. Tauris , 2010
Subjects:
Ibn Batutta, , > 1304-1377. > Tuhfat al-nuzz¯ar f¯i ghar¯a'ib al-ams¯ar wa-?aj¯a'ib al-asf¯ar.
Ibn Batutta, , > 1304-1377 > Travel > Islamic Empire
Travel, Medieval
Travelers > Islamic Empire > Biography
Islamic Empire > Description and travel > Early works to 1800
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Summary:"Ibn Battuta was, without doubt, one of the world's truly great travellers. Born in fourteenth-century Morocco and contemporary of Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta has left us an account in his own words of his remarkable journeys throughout the Islamic world and beyond. ... David Waines discusses [Ibn Battuta's work], life, and times ..."-- Jacket.
Item Description:Also published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010
Physical Description:x, 226 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1845118057 (hbk.)
9781845118051 (hbk.)

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