The odyssey of Ibn Battuta : uncommon tales of a medieval adventurer
"Ibn Battuta was, without doubt, one of the world's truly great travellers. Born in fourteenth-century Morocco and a 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 discusse...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
I.B. Tauris ,
c2012
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| Summary: | "Ibn Battuta was, without doubt, one of the world's truly great travellers. Born in fourteenth-century Morocco and a 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. |
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| Item Description: | First published in hardback in 2010 by I.B. Tauris New paperback edition published in 2012 by I.B. Tauris |
| Physical Description: | x, 226 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-216) and index |
| ISBN: | 1780863603 (paperback : alk. paper) 9781780763606 (paperback : alk. paper) |