Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battua, 1325-1354
by:
James Rumford (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780606303187 (0606303189)
Publish date: May 25th 2004
Publisher: Turtleback Books
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...