1st Edition

Mongolia Today

Edited By Shirin Akiner Copyright 1991
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1991 Mongolia Today presents a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field and gives important insights into the economic, political, legal and military systems of Mongolia. The Mongolian People's Republic, formerly known as ‘Outer Mongolia’, is three times the size of France but has population of just two million. Sandwiched between Russia and China, this remote... Read more

Foreword Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration Abbreviations Introduction S. Akiner Mongolia- Fact File S. Akiner Chronological Table Location Maps 1. Prelude: The Problems of Writing Mongolian History D.D. Morgan 2. Mongolia and the Mongolians: An Overview C. R. Bawden 3. Between the Kremlin and the Forbidden City T. N. Haining 4. ‘Restructuring’ and ‘Openness’ A. Sanders 5. Law Reform in Mongolia W. E. Butler 6. Economic Developments M. Kaser 7. Foreign Trade- I. Trade and Corporation with Mongolia J.G. Evans II. Finance for Trade and Investment N.L.M. Wolfers 8. The Mongolian People’s Army: Military Auxiliary and Political Guardian M. Milivojevic 9. Mongolian Buddhism: A Defensive Account B. Siklos 10. The Shamanism of the Mongols M.D. Even 11. The Development of Education in Mongolia D. Pritchatt 12. The Decorative and Applied Art of Mongolia, Traditional and Contemporary K. Chabros Select Bibliography Bibliographical Notes

Biography

Shirin Akiner