| Description |
1 online resource ([xiii], 313 pages) |
| Series |
Princeton studies in Muslim politics |
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Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
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| Summary |
The contemporary world is increasingly defined by dizzying flows of people and ideas. But while Western travel is associated with a pioneering spirit of discovery, the dominant image of Muslim mobility is the jihadi who travels not to learn but to destroy. Journeys to the Other Shore challenges these stereotypes by charting the common ways in which Muslim and Western travelers negotiate the dislocation of travel to unfamiliar and strange worlds. In Roxanne Euben's groundbreaking excursion across cultures, geography, history, genre, and genders, travel signifies not only a physical movement acr |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-301) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Christians -- Travel.
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East and West.
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Muslims -- Travel.
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Travel, Medieval.
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Travelers -- Arab countries.
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Travelers -- Europe.
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Voyages and travels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
128208688X |
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1400827493 (electronic bk.) |
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9781282086883 |
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9781400827497 (electronic bk.) |
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