Write a book review on Amitav Ghoshs account of life across the medieval Indian Ocean as reconstructed in his In an Antique Land.

Write a book review on Amitav Ghoshs account of life across the medieval Indian Ocean as reconstructed in his In an Antique Land. Devote the first 3-5 paragraphs (about a page and a half to two pages) briefly presenting who the author is (look him up onlinehe has his own webpage with list of published works), identifying the genre or style of the book (is the work a work of fiction such as a novel, a travelogue, a work of scholarly history, or a combination of the three?), and providing a quick sketch of the works plotline (the story told in book). Next, address how Ghosh relies on geniza documentation from the synagogue of Ben Ezra in Fatimid Fustt(old Cairo) to reconstruct aspects of the medieval past. Please use Mark Cohens essay on the Geniza in addition to Ghoshs own explanation of this strange institution to help make your case. Finally, address how the author contrasts his retelling of life in the medieval past with a critique of life in the twentieth century. Do you think Ghoshs account of life in the medieval world of North Africa and the Indian Ocean presents a compelling case of convivencia(a world of accommodation of difference) between individuals from different communal and religious backgrounds? How does Ghosh use this world of accommodations to offer a contrast and critique of life in our own world of exclusion? Do you find his contrast convincing?

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