The Travels of Ibn Battutah
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780330418799 (0330418793)
Publish date: June 1st 2003
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 325
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Africa,
Science,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Geography,
Religion,
Islam
I took a World History survey course as a sophomore in college and this was the textbook. Really opens your eyes to society and culture in the ancient world. We're so used to learning the Western tradition in our educational system that to see the world from a Muslim's perspective was enlightening...