Moslem Women during Silk Road trade

Under the chapter titled “A parterre of Roses: travelers to Ming China and Samarkand” of The Silk Road book, an interesting reality caught my attention as I was reading about the travels of the envoys and the description of such cities as in Ming China and Samarkand. The mere word “women” is not at all written throughout the whole chapter. In fact, the influence, presence, and obviousness of women throughout the chapter can be noticeable as the author narrates about the trips, cities, and personalities. As a result of my analysis, it is clear that women in these places talked about were quietly and underminingly given importance as they were treated and seemed as subordinates. The entire chapter is such a contradictory irony regarding the importance and the social and economic position women had.
Women in the Middle-East, especially in places such as Samarkand were important to the social and economic structure of such cultures.......

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Title: Moslem Women In The Silk Road By Frances Wood
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