A Lost World: On Travis Zadeh’s “Wonders and Rarities”
Nile Green reviews Travis Zadeh‘s “Wonders and Rarities: The Marvelous Book That Traveled the World and Mapped the Cosmos.”...
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Nile Green
As Ibn Khaldun Endowed Chair in World History at UCLA, Nile Green brings global history into conversation with Islamic history. He has researched and traveled in around 20 Muslim countries, including Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen. His many books include The Love of Strangers: What Six Muslim Students Learned in Jane Austen’s London, Global Islam: A Very Short Introduction, and How Asia Found Herself: A Story of Intercultural Understanding. Green also hosts the podcast Akbar’s Chamber: Experts Talk Islam, which is available on all major platforms.
