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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North Martin Sostre exploring the social and historicalAuthor Contributor(s): Ibn Fadlan; Lunde, Paul; Lunde, Paul; Stone, Caroline; Stone, Caroline Publisher: Penguin Classics Date: 1 31 2012 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW A fascinating collection of medieval Arabic travel writing in an important new translation Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab explorers journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Ibn