J. McIver Weatherford

A magnificently researched history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world.

How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire

The Secret History of the Mongol Queens

Charts the wide-ranging and lasting impact of Native American culture on American and European society

How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World

Indian Givers

A revealing, witty, and altogether fascinating story of the tribal customs and rituals that help shape our nation's laws. The Washingtonian Sharp, funny and ultimately disquieting. The Washington Book Review

Tribes on the Hill

Traces the historical evolution of humankind's relationship with money, from ancient times to the present-day revolutionary transformation in the meaning and use of money as represented by the all-purpose electronic cash card, and discusses the implications of such changes. 25,000 first printing. Tour.

From Sandstone to Cyberspace

The History of Money

Although written by an anthropologist, this book offers a popularized view of the sex-for-sale district of a major American city. Weatherford worked as a clerk in a pornography store in Washington, D.C. in order to learn about the "business" of sex. He gives a personal account of his experience, interspersed with accounts of the sexual behavior of primates and numerous tribal societies. His description of the goings-on in the "porn strip" is explicit and graphic. After comparing these activities with behavior in various non-Western societies he draws some weak and largely unsubstantiated conclusions. Of value are the author's insights on the effect of AIDS on sex-for-sale and a chapter on homosexuals as a new servant class. Sensationalist with some redeeming social value. Robin B. Devin, Univ. of Rhode Island Lib., Kingston.

J. McIver Weatherford

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