L. P. Harvey reviews Ibn Battuta’s journeys and discusses the major themes of the Travels. He examines the financing of Ibn Battuta’s adventures; how geography and natural history are presented by him; how the Travels engage with issues of race and gender; and the religious milieu through which Ibn Battuta moved.

L. P. Harvey is the author of Islamic Spain: 1250 to 1500 and Muslims in Spain: 1500 to 1614.