Ibn Battuta
By: Harvey, L P
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BookSeries: Publisher: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris/Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.Description: 127 p. : maps ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781845113940Subject(s): Ibn Batuta 1304-1377 -- Travel -- Islamic Empire | Travelers -- Islamic Empire | Travel, Medieval | Islamic Empire -- Description and travel
Summary:
Ibn Battuta was famous in his own lifetime during the 14th Century as the greatest traveller of the age. Here, the author reviews Ibn Battuta's journeys and discusses the major themes of his travels. He also examines the financing of Ibn Battuta's adventures, and how geography and natural history are presented by him.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 910.91767 HA IB (Browse shelf) | Available | T0049633 |
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Ibn Battuta was famous in his own lifetime during the 14th Century as the greatest traveller of the age. Here, the author reviews Ibn Battuta's journeys and discusses the major themes of his travels. He also examines the financing of Ibn Battuta's adventures, and how geography and natural history are presented by him.
Ibn Battuta and his Travels -- To Makka and far beyond -- India -- The Maldives -- To China and back -- Africans -- Finance and the Travels -- Natural history -- Women and children -- The religious framework.