The first book-length academic study of women in the Mongol Empire. Provides a comprehensive study of women in medieval Mongol society, thematically organised. Discusses processes of acculturation and Islamisation. Centres on the evolution of women's role in Mongolia, Central Asia and Iran. Draws comparisons with other geographical areas such as Russia, Europe, India, the Middle East and China.
Bruno De Nicola is Research Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of St. Andrews.
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