1st Edition

Socialist Revolutions in Asia The Social History of Mongolia in the 20th Century

By Irina Y. Morozova Copyright 2009
182 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Contemporary Mongolia is often seen as one of the most open and democratic societies in Asia, undergoing remarkable post-socialist transformation. Although the former ruling party, the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (the MPRP), has fundamentally changed its platform, it holds leadership and frames nation-building policy. This book re-conceptualises the socialist legacy of Mongolia and... Read more

Introduction.  Mongolia’s Socialist History Historiography: A Sketch.  1. 1921-1924 Theocratic Monarchy and Revolution in Mongolia  2. 1925-1928 The Birth of the Mongolian People’s Republic  3. 1929-1932 Old and New Mongolian Terror  4. 1933-1939 Between Russian Communism and Japanese Militarism  5. 1940-1945 The Mongolian Arad and the Second World War  6. 1946-1952 Socialist Nomadism.  Conclusion

Biography

Irina Morozova is lecturer at Moscow State University, Institute of Asian and African Studies. Since 2003 she has been a research fellow in Central Asian history at the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden University, and since 2007 she has been a Humboldt fellow at the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies in Hamburg.

"Her book is a rare and valuable addition to the still negligible literature on contemporary Mongolia and a brave attempt to open up the somewhat incestuous field of Mongolian studies to a wider audience." - Sergey Radchenko, Aberystwyth University (UK)