IBN Battuta Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354 / Translated and selected By : H.A.R. GIBB

By:

Battuta,Ibn

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Manohar Publishgher, 1929.Description: vi, 398 p. : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmISBN:

9788173043727

Subject(s):

Africa Africa Description & travel, 1325-1354 - Personal observations Africa Description and travel Afrique Descriptions et voyages Asia Asia Description & travel, 1325-1354 - Personal observations Asia Description and travel Asie Descriptions et voyages Travel
Geography

DDC classification:

23 915.042 BAT

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Maps and Illustrations; Introduction; Book I; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Book II; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Notes; Index of Geographical Names; Index of Personal Names, Etc

Summary: :'One of the most fascinating travel books of all time' Times Literary Supplement 'He could not have been more 'modern' if he had been born in the twentieth century' Evening Standard Ibn Battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every Muhammadan ruler of his time and the extent of his journeys is estimated to be at least 75,000 miles. His work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other things, how wide the sphere of influence of the Muslim m

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library History & Geography	Non-fiction	915.042 BAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		46938

:'One of the most fascinating travel books of all time' Times Literary Supplement 'He could not have been more 'modern' if he had been born in the twentieth century' Evening Standard Ibn Battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every Muhammadan ruler of his time and the extent of his journeys is estimated to be at least 75,000 miles. His work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other things, how wide the sphere of influence of the Muslim m

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