TY  - GEN
AU  - Gordon, Stewart
TI  - When Asia was the world
SN  - 9780306817397
U1  - 915.04 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Da Capo Press
KW  -  
N1  - CONTENTS
Introduction	vii
1 Monasteries and Monarchs: Xuanzang, 618-632 CE	1
2 Caliph and Caravan: Ibn Fadlan, 921-922 CE	21
3 Philosopher and Physician: Ibn Sina, 1002-1021 CE	39
4 Ingots and Artifacts: The Intan Shipwreck, circa 1000 CE	57
5 Pepper and Partnerships: Abraham bin Yiju, 1120-1160 CE	75
6 Nobles and Notables: Ibn Battuta, 1325-1356 CE	97
7 Treasure and Treaty: Ma Huan, 1413-1431 CE	117
8 Blood and Salt: Babur, 1494-1526 CE	137
9 Medicines and Misunderstandings:
Tome Pires, 1511-1521 CE	157
10 The Asian World: 500-1500 CE 177
Notes 193
Suggested Reading	  215
Index 223
ER  -