Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521850223)

Ruby Lal explores domestic life and the place of women in the Mughal court of the sixteenth century. Challenging traditional, orientalist interpretations of the haram that have portrayed a domestic world of seclusion and sexual exploitation, she reveals a complex society where noble men and women negotiated their everyday life and public-political affairs. Combining Ottoman and Safavid histories, she demonstrates the richness as well as ambiguity of the Mughal haram, which was pivotal in the transition to institutionalization and imperial excellence.

Author: Ruby Lal
ISBN-10: 0521850223
ISBN-13: 9780521850223
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2005
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.26w x 0.85d