Reveals the life of the medieval knight whose accounts of journeys to Jerusalem, India, China, Tibet, and Sumatra inspired explorers and writers, but who was later discredited and ignored.
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"This book provides translated selections from the writings of Muhammad Ibn Othman al-Miknasi (d. 1799). The only writings by an Arab-Muslim in the pre-modern period that present a comparative perspective, his travelogues provide unique insight with in to Christendom and Islam. …
This compelling and engaging book takes readers on a unique journey through China and North and South Korea. Tessa Morris-Suzuki travels from Harbin in the north to Busan in the south, and on to the mysterious Diamond Mountains, which lie at the heart of the Korean Peninsula's c…
Onderzoek van reisliteratuur geschreven door Britse reizigsters in koloniaal India, toegespitst op de vraag of vrouwelijke reizigers op een andere manier naar India keken en erover schreven dan mannelijke.
Studie over de Portugese ontdekkingsreiziger (1469-1524).
