In Amin Maalouf's Leo Africanus we follow the travels of one man's journey over forty years. This journey occurs during the backdrop of the Renaissance and includes a multicultural and religiously diverse tour of the Muslim and Christian empires. At the time of Leo Africanus Italian bankers and other in Europe had been buying gold from North African merchants for centuries. This gold was responsible for helping the spread of capitalism throughout Europe. Colonialism, the spread of trade, and exploration changed the way cosmopolitan centers related to emerging markets in underdeveloped lands. The Transnationalism evident in today's cultures and societies appears to have had its seeds sewn in this era. In Leo Africanus we see a journey that involves trade and mercantilism, clashing religions, political battles and a host of different cultures. More often as not the influence of outside forces radically alter the way of life of native peoples, typically for the worse. We see the political maneuvering and dispossessed people it manifests in the words of Khali, "
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