Timothy May, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Letters
Professor of Central Eurasian History
Office locationBarnes Hall, 314,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Mongol Empire, Mongolia, Central Eurasian history, Islamic history, the Crusades
Overview
Dr. Timothy May is a specialist on the history of the Mongol Empire and the author and editor of 6 books, over 30 articles and chapters, and numerous other publications.
He has also consulted and appeared on several television shows including National Geographic’s Origins: The Journey of Mankind, Spike’s Deadliest Warrior, and EBS (Korean Educational Broadcasting System)’s The Secret of the Super Powers.
He is currently the editor of Mongolian Studies: The Journal of the Mongolia Society.
Courses Taught
Recent courses taught include
- The Mongol Conquests
- Eurasia After the Mongols
- the Crusades
- Religion and Thought in the Islamic World
Education
- Ph.D., History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004
- M.A., Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, 1996
- B.A., History and Anthropology, The College of William and Mary, 1993
Research/Special Interests
Mongol Empire; steppe warfare; nomadic empires; legitimization of authority, comparative world history; military history of Central Asia
Publications
Timothy May and Peter Jackson, eds., The Mongols and Post-Mongol Asia: Studies in Honour of David O. Morgan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. Also as Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 3rd series, vol. 26, no. 1 & 2 (2016).
Timothy May, ed. Encyclopedia of the Mongol Empire. 2 vols. Empires of the World. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2016.
The Mongol Conquests in World History (C. 1200-1350). London: Reaktion Books; Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2012. Chinese translation: Gingko (Beijing) Book Co., Ltd. 2017.
Judith Kolbas, Timothy May, and Vlastimil Novak, Anatolian Early 14th Century Coin Hoard, Editio Monographica Musei Nationalis Pragae , 9. Prague: National Museum, 2011.
Culture and Customs of Mongolia. New York: Greenwood Press, 2009.
The Mongol Art of War. London: Pen and Sword Publications, 2007 & Yardly, Pa: Westholme Publishing, 2007. Korean translation: Daesung, 2009; Polish translation by Jowita Matys, Warsaw: Bellona, 2010. Paperback edition, 2016.
Work Experience
July 1, 2014-Current: Associate Dean, College of Arts & Letters, University of North Georgia.
January, 2013-June, 2014: Department Head, History, Anthropology, & Philosophy, University of North Georgia.
January, 2013-Current: Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Eurasian History, University of North Georgia.
August--December 2012: Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Eurasian History, North Georgia College & State University. Promoted August 1, 2012.
August, 2009-December, 2012: Department Head, Department of History & Philosophy, North Georgia College & State University.
January, 2009-August, 2010: Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of History & Philosophy, North Georgia College & State University.
2008-2012: Associate Professor of Middle Eastern & Central Eurasian History, North Georgia College and State University. Promoted August 1 2008; tenured August 1, 2009.
2004—2008: Asst. Professor of History, North Georgia College and State University.