Rosamund Allen

Eastward bound

Travel and Travellers, 1050-1550

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Eastward bound looks at travel and travellers in the medieval period. An international range of distinguished contributors offer discussions on a wide range of themes, from the experiences of Crusaders on campaign, to the lives of pilgrims and missionaries and traders in the Middle East. It examines their modes of travel, equipment and methods of navigation, and considers their expectations and experiences en route. The contributions also look at the variety of motives - public and private - behind the decision to travel eastwards to lands of strange and unfamiliar peoples. Other essays look at the attitudes of Middle-Eastern rulers to their… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Allen, Rosamund (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-7190-6691-7
EAN: 9780719066917
Produktnummer: 19420537
Verlag: Manchester University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 288 S.
Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.5 cm 442 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 442

Über den Autor

Rosamund Allen has taught in the University of London since 1965, at Bedford and Westfield Colleges, and now in the School of English and Drama, Queen Mary