About the Author

Elyse Semerdjian is assistant professor of history at Whitman College. A Fulbright Scholar, her articles have appeared in Hawwa. She is a contributor to Beyond the Exotic: Women's Histories in Islamic Societies, also published by Syracuse University Press.

Reviews

A pioneering work.... It will be the standard text to be cited by scholars working on the period and the subject matter for years to come. - Yvonne Haddad, Georgetown University