When Asia ruled the world

Translation: Dr. Ziyad Al-Muwajih Number of pages: 287 pages Publisher: Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority - Word of the cover: hardcover cover The book "When Asia Ruled the World" discusses the history of Asia in the Middle Ages, in a creative manner. It presents that history from the perspective of travelers with different religions and affiliations who traveled this vast world and documented their memoirs in a narrative that combines the human dimension and political history. Moreover, the author goes beyond that Western condescending view of other peoples by showing how Asia, when it ruled the world, presented a non-reductionist model of understanding the other. It mostly relied on cultural and trade exchange, and perhaps the nature of this historical study offers an alternative to military power and cultural hegemony as the bases for the relationship between the religions of the world and its civilizations.