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Leslie P. Peirce

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Leslie P. Peirce is an American professor in history. Her research interests include early modern history of the Ottoman Empire, gender, law, and society. She received her B.A. in History from Harvard College, her M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University, and her Ph.D. (1988) in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University. In 1988–1998 she was with the Cornell University. In 1998–2006 she was professor in the Departments of History and Near Eastern Studies the University of California, Berkeley. Since 2006 she is with Department of History and the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies of the New York University, where she is the Silver Professor of History.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 1,055 ratings · 138 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire 3.77 avg rating — 760 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	IMPERIAL HAREM WOMEN AND SOVEREIGNTY OTTOMAN EMP: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire 4.24 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morality Tales: Law and Gender in the Ottoman Court of Aintab 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harem Histories: Envisioning Places and Living Spaces by Marilyn Booth (Editor), Asma Afsaruddin (Contributor), Orit Bashkin (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recasting Iranian Modernity International Relations and Social Change by Kamran Matin, Leslie P. Peirce 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spectrum of Unfreedom: Captives and Slaves in the Ottoman Empire (Natalie Zemon Davis Annual Lectures Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gender and Sexuality in Islamic Society by Leslie P. Peirce, Everett K. Rowson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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