Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-343) and index.
Summary
"Ross Dunn here recounts the great traveler's remarkable career, interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times." --Publisher description.
Contents
1. Tangier -- 2. The Maghrib -- 3. The Mamluks -- 4. Mecca -- 5. Persia and Iraq -- 6. The Arabian Sea -- 7. Anatolia -- 8. The steppe -- 9. Delhi -- 10. Malabar and the Maldives -- 11. China -- 12. Home -- 13. Mali -- 14. The Rihla.
