When Asia was the world : [traveling merchants, scholars, warriors, and monks who created the "riches of the east"]
Inbunden bok. Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press. 2008. 228 sidor.
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Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780306815560
- Titel
- When Asia was the world : [traveling merchants, scholars, warriors, and monks who created the "riches of the east"]
- Författare
- Gordon, Stewart
- Förlag
- Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Includes bibliographical references and index
Monasteries and monarchs : Xuanzang, 618-632 CE -- Caliph and caravan : Ibn Fadlan, 921-922 CE -- Philosopher and physician : Ibn Sina, 1020-1036 CE -- Ingots and artifacts, c. 1000 CE -- Pepper and partnerships : Abraham bin Yiju, 1120-1160 CE -- Nobles and notables : Ibn Battuta, 1325-1356 CE -- Treasure and treaty : Ma Huan, 1413- 1431 CE -- Blood and salt : Babur, 1494-1526 CE -- Medicines and misunderstandings : Tomé Pires, 1511-1521 CE. -- The Asian world : 500 CE-1500 CE
