Indo-Persian Travels in the Age of Discoveries, 1400-1800

by Muzaffar Alam and Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Book Overview

Originally published in 2007, this fascinating work is based on detailed and sensitive readings of travel accounts in Persian, dealing with India, Iran and Central Asia between around 1400 and 1800. The first comprehensive treatment of this neglected genre of literature (safar nama), it links the Mughals, Safavids and Central Asia in a crucial period of transformation and cultural contact. The authors' close reading of these travel accounts help us...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521780411
• ISBN13: 9780521780414
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"