Who Is a Patriotic Man? Rethinking Hegemonic Masculinity in Modern Iran
ABSTRACT This article examines the analytical viability of the concept of “hegemonic masculinity” in the historical study of masculinities in early‐twentieth‐century Iran (c.1890–1941). It argues that a radical problematizing of the concepts of hegemony, class, “the West,” and patriotism helps us move beyond the binaries of Western‐Iranian and modern ...
Ali Hashemian
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Workshop: The Mongols and the Silk Roads (May 10–11, 2018, Faculty of Arts, University of Szeged)
On May 10–11 2018, the Faculty of Arts of the University of Szeged hosted an annual gathering of researchers dealing with the history of the Mongol Empire.
Aleksandar Uzelac
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An Analytical Study of the Effect of the Link between Ilkhanates and the Mongol Central Court on the Issue of Succession [PDF]
Ilkhanate government was formed in Iran after the decision of the central court of Mongol and dispatch of Hulagu to the West in a historical process and subject to the evolutions of the central court and military and political actions of Hulagu Khan ...
Shokufeh Hassanpour +1 more
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State of the Field: Royal Studies and Court Studies
Abstract Monarchy, as the world's oldest and most enduring form of political organization, is an area that has attracted the attention of scholars from a range of disciplines. Two connected and complementary fields embody this interdisciplinary study of monarchy and monarchies: royal studies, which takes an all‐encompassing approach to monarchy, and ...
Jonathan Spangler, Elena Woodacre
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Subjects and Masters: Uyghurs in the Mongol Empire [PDF]
Subjects and Masters by Michael C. Brose answers the question, “Who really ran the Mongol empire?” The common stereotype of leadership during that period of world history most likely consists of a band of savage horse mounted nomads, led by the ...
Brose, Michael C.
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From Collective Sovereignty to Autocracy: The Evolution of the Mongol Empire, 1227-1251 [PDF]
When Činggis Qan died in 1227, the Mongol Empire was a confederation of steppe peoples engaged in conquests over other steppe societies as well as civilizations of Central Eurasia.
Bechtel, Michael J.
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THE HISTORICAL MEANINGS OF THE TERM TATAR: A CRITICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
This article is a critical and comprehensive examination of the historical meanings and uses of the term Tatar, drawing on a broad range of primary sources.
Joo-Yup Lee
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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power
Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
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An Analysis of Joči’s Debated Paternity and His Role in the Altan Uruġ Royal Lineage of Činggis Khan
Research objectives: This article discusses Joči’s military-political role and status in the Mongol Empire (Yeke Mongol Ulus), beginning in the early thirteenth century and within the intra-dynastic relations of Činggis Khan’s chief sons.
Agatay O.
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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