The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century

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Summary: A brilliant light over Islam culture of XIV century
Review: A fascinating travel around the Islam world of the XIV century. Ross Dunn made a tremendous job elaborating the original text from the traditional "rihla" format of travel reports, which a contemporary writer prepared on the basis of Ibn Battuta comments and the exisiting notes from different travelers. The original text would have been boring and not so easy for a normal reader to understand the historic and social context in which Ibn Battuta was moving. A vast piece of world united under the Islam culture, ranging from the Atlantic shore of Morocco to the South China Sea and south to the Guinea Gulf coast. The book is easy to read and full of foot-notes for further reading.