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    Timothy May, Ph.D.

    Timothy May

    Associate Dean, College of Arts & Letters

    Professor of Central Eurasian History

    Phone706-864-1913

    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.

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