Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 0521615348
- EAN
- 9780521615341
- Date of Publication
- 2005-09-22
- Release Title
- Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World: Historicizing…
- Artist
- Lal, Ruby
- Brand
- N/A
- Colour
- N/A
- Book Title
- Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World: Historicizing…
- Subject Area
- Social Science, History
- Publication Name
- Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Women, Asia / India & South Asia, Women’s Studies, Anthropology / General
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Series
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Author
- Ruby Lal
- Item Weight
- 15.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 260 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal W… by Lal, Ruby Paperback / softback
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521615348
ISBN-13
9780521615341
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45322399
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
260 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World
Subject
Women, Asia / India & South Asia, Women’s Studies, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Series
Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2006-273143
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
‘… we could not expect the book to be more inclusive. Jan-Peter Hartung’s scholarly introduction to the book binds these diverse articles into a complete unit and his empathetic approach in comparing and analysing the Islamic education in various countries, leaves a positive imprint on the heart of the reader. … a sincere attempt to understand the history, working and objectives of madrasas in India.’ Economic and Political Weekly, ‘Dr Lal’s monograph is a highly imaginative study of family life under the first Mughal rulers of India based on a very sophisticated use of source material. It questions the received wisdom on life in the haram and opens up a very original line of enquiry into the role of women in the society and politics of the early Mughals. I feel sure that it will be received as a pathbreaking work.’ Tapan Raychaudhuri, Emeritus Fellow, St Antony’s College, Oxford, ‘Arguably this is the most important book to appear on Mughal history for a generation … Lal has rescued the engagement of women with the world from a patriarchal and orientalist historiography which hid it from view.’Francis Robinson, Royal Holloway, University of London, ‘? medieval Indian court ? has emerged as an important field of study ? The book under review is a valuable addition to this stream ? comprehensive analysis of how contemporary European travelers viewed the Mughal haram ? Ruby Lal studies the early Mughal haram in a meticulous and creative way ? Discussing medieval culture, a historian should adopt a somewhat anthropological technique ? The author manages this technique successfully ? The author’s main contribution and success in her study is in showing the institution of the Mughal haram as being fluid and responsive to the changing socio-political and cultural environment ? equally skilful in delineating the social and emotional links within this haram world. Especially impressive is the research into the various roles of women, especially elder ones, in family and clan relations, and the political and religious life of the nascent empire ? Pre-modern India is but rarely discussed by scholars as an integral part of a greater medieval world ? comparative study of Mughal, Safavid and Ottoman harams ? commendable indeed ? this study will serve to inspire further questions and criticisms from readers, as a good piece of research should ? well-written and thought-provoking work, a welcome addition to medieval Indian studies and useful reading for those interested in Mughal history and culture.’ Journal of International Asian Studies, ‘Arguably this is the most important book to appear on Mughal history for a generation … Lal has rescued the engagement of women with the world from a patriarchal and orientalist historiography which hid it from view.’ Francis Robinson, Royal Holloway, University of London, ‘… we could not expect the book to be more inclusive. Jan-Peter Hartung’s scholarly introduction to the book binds these diverse articles into a complete unit and his empathetic approach in comparing and analysing the Islamic education in various countries, leaves a positive imprint on the heart of the reader. … a sincere attempt to understand the history, working and objectives of madrasas in India.’Economic and Political Weekly, ‘Dr Lal’s monograph is a highly imaginative study of family life under the first Mughal rulers of India based on a very sophisticated use of source material. It questions the received wisdom on life in the haram and opens up a very original line of enquiry into the role of women in the society and politics of the early Mughals. I feel sure that it will be received as a pathbreaking work.’Tapan Raychaudhuri, Emeritus Fellow, St Antony’s College, Oxford, “Ruby Lal [is a] young Indian historian whose study of the domestic life of the Mughals is likely to rewrite completely the social history of the period” – The New York Review of Books, ‘Arguably this is the most important book to appear on Mughal history for a generation ? Lal has rescued the engagement of women with the world from a patriarchal and orientalist historiography which hid it from view.’ Francis Robinson, Royal Holloway, University of London, ‘This book is an original and signal contribution to the study of women, family, court cultures, and the politics of empires. By examining the shifting political contexts of the first three Mughal generations – of women and men – Ruby Lal demonstrates the evolution of a ‘domestic’ politics that lay at the heart of imperial self-fashioning.’ Leslie Peirce, Professor of Ottoman Studies, University of California, Berkeley, ‘… medieval Indian court … has emerged as an important field of study … The book under review is a valuable addition to this stream … comprehensive analysis of how contemporary European travelers viewed the Mughal haram … Ruby Lal studies the early Mughal haram in a meticulous and creative way … Discussing medieval culture, a historian should adopt a somewhat anthropological technique … The author manages this technique successfully … The author’s main contribution and success in her study is in showing the institution of the Mughal haram as being fluid and responsive to the changing socio-political and cultural environment … equally skilful in delineating the social and emotional links within this haram world. Especially impressive is the research into the various roles of women, especially elder ones, in family and clan relations, and the political and religious life of the nascent empire … Pre-modern India is but rarely discussed by scholars as an integral part of a greater medieval world … comparative study of Mughal, Safavid and Ottoman harams … commendable indeed … this study will serve to inspire further questions and criticisms from readers, as a good piece of research should … well-written and thought-provoking work, a welcome addition to medieval Indian studies and useful reading for those interested in Mughal history and culture.’Journal of International Asian Studies, ‘This book is an original and signal contribution to the study of women, family, court cultures, and the politics of empires. By examining the shifting political contexts of the first three Mughal generations – of women and men – Ruby Lal demonstrates the evolution of a ?domestic? politics that lay at the heart of imperial self-fashioning.’ Leslie Peirce, Professor of Ottoman Studies, University of California, Berkeley, ‘… we could not expect the book to be more inclusive. Jan-Peter Hartung’s scholarly introduction to the book binds these diverse articles into a complete unit and his empathetic approach in comparing and analysing the Islamic education in various countries, leaves a positive imprint on the heart of the reader. … a sincere attempt to understand the history, working and objectives of madrasas in India.’ Economic and Political Weekly, “Lal’s work is significant and achieves much that it sets out to do. Women who inhabited the world of the early Mughals are truly brought to life in the context of wider historical processes. Her argument against the public/private division is well etched out. The book is a vivid and well-written account spanning a few generations, and weaves in the momentous historical changes that occurred in that time-span. An attempt to write such a text has perhaps never been made, and it is worth reading simply for the alternative perspective that it presents.” – Indian Journal of Gender Studies, ‘… medieval Indian court … has emerged as an important field of study … The book under review is a valuable addition to this stream … comprehensive analysis of how contemporary European travelers viewed the Mughal haram … Ruby Lal studies the early Mughal haram in a meticulous and creative way … Discussing medieval culture, a historian should adopt a somewhat anthropological technique … The author manages this technique successfully … The author’s main contribution and success in her study is in showing the institution of the Mughal haram as being fluid and responsive to the changing socio-political and cultural environment … equally skilful in delineating the social and emotional links within this haram world. Especially impressive is the research into the various roles of women, especially elder ones, in family and clan relations, and the political and religious life of the nascent empire … Pre-modern India is but rarely discussed by scholars as an integral part of a greater medieval world … comparative study of Mughal, Safavid and Ottoman harams … commendable indeed … this study will serve to inspire further questions and criticisms from readers, as a good piece of research should … well-written and thought-provoking work, a welcome addition to medieval Indian studies and useful reading for those interested in Mughal history and culture.’ Journal of International Asian Studies, ‘Arguably this is the most important book to appear on Mughal history for a generation … Lal has rescued the engagement of women with the world from a patriarchal and orientalist historiography which hid it from view.’ Francis Robinson, Royal Holloway, University of London, ‘This book is an original and signal contribution to the study of women, family, court cultures, and the politics of empires. By examining the shifting political contexts of the first three Mughal generations – of women and men – Ruby Lal demonstrates the evolution of a ‘domestic’ politics that lay at the heart of imperial self-fashioning.’Leslie Peirce, Professor of Ottoman Studies, University of California, Berkeley, ‘One of the most significant contributions of this book is its attempt to place this history of the early Mughal household within the comparative context of Muslim imperial polities in early modern Asia.’ The Medieval History Journal
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.742095409031
Table Of Content
1. Introduction; 2. A genealogy of the Mughal haram; 3. The question of the archive: the challenge of a princess’s memoir; 4. The making of Mughal court society; 5. Where was the haram in a peripatetic world?; 6. Settled, sacred, and all-powerful: the new regime under Akbar; 7. Settled, sacred, and ‘incarcerated’: the imperial haram; 8. Conclusion.
Synopsis
In this 2005 book, Ruby Lal explores domestic life and the place of women in the Mughal court of the sixteenth century. Challenging traditional interpretations of the haram, she reveals a complex society where noble men and women negotiated their everyday life and political affairs in the ‘inner’ chambers and the ‘outer’ courts., In a fascinating and innovative study, first published in 2005, 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, the author reveals a complex society where noble men and women negotiated their everyday life and public-political affairs in the ‘inner’ chambers as well as the ‘outer’ courts. Using Ottoman and Safavid histories as a counterpoint, she demonstrates the richness, ambiguity and particularity of the Mughal haram, which was pivotal in the transition to institutionalisation and imperial excellence., 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.
LC Classification Number
HQ238
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