Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World

Ruby Lal, "Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World"
English | ISBN: 0521615348 | 2005 | 260 pages | PDF | 9 MB
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.