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The revised second edition of this highly praised introduction to the Mongol Empire takes account of recent scholarship in the field.

• Provides an overview of the government, religion, and politics of the Mongolian Empire
  
• Considers the effects of Mongol military campaigns on other countries and peoples in China, Russia, Persia and Europe
  
• Assesses the astonishing military career of Chingiz (Genghis) Khan
  
• Now includes a new epilogue assessing the contribution of recent scholarship to our understanding of the Mongols'...

All work is gendered and all work is embodied. Yet, in common with so many features of social life, these connections have remained largely unnoticed in most areas of social enquiry. All three topics - gender, bodies and work - have their own history and theoretical concerns and have recently showed signs of convergence. This volume recognizes this convergence and explores the inter-connections more specifically. The authors provide a set of questions which draw together themes already present in existing studies and which provide the basis for further analysis and theoretical elaboration....