{"product_id":"an-arab-ambassador-in-the-nabil-matar-9781138791527","title":"An Arab Ambassador in the Mediterranean World: The Travels of Muhammad Ibn 'Uthm\u0026#257;n Al-Mikn\u0026#257;s\u0026#299;, 1779-1788","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslating excerpts from his three travelogues, this book tells the story of al-Miknasi's travels from 1779-1788. As an ambassador, al-Miknasi was privy to court life, government offices and religious buildings, and he provides detailed accounts of cities, people, customs, ransom negotiations, historical events and political institutions. Including descriptions of Europeans, Arabs, Turks, Christians (both European and Eastern), Muslims, Jews, and (American) Indians in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, \u003ci\u003eAn Arab Ambassador in the Mediterranean World \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how the most travelled Muslim writer of the pre-modern period saw the world: from Spain to Arabia and from Morocco to Turkey, with second-hand information about the New World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupplemented with extensive notes detailing the historic and political relevance of the translations, this book is of interest to researchers and scholars of Mediterranean History, Ottoman Studies and Muslim-Christian relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nabil Matar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138791520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138791527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015","brand":"Nabil Matar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087772659967,"sku":"9781138791527","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f532ee58-6de7-4f99-8cac-b61bfdb8443b.jpg?v=1769101318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-arab-ambassador-in-the-nabil-matar-9781138791527","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}