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John E. Woods

Professor Emeritus of History, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and the College John E. Woods

Area of Study

Department of History

John E. Woods

Professor Emeritus of History, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and the College

Professor Woods focuses primarily on the history of Turkey, Iran, and Central Asia from the thirteenth to eighteenth century. He is particularly interested in aspects of the encounter of sedentary and nomadic people in those regions during that time period. He is at present working on several projects dealing with the age of Chinggis Khan and Timur (Tamerlane). 

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