Mongolia: A Political History of the Land and Its People

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Mongolia remains a beautiful barren land of spectacularly clothed horse-riders, nomadic romance and windswept landscape. But modern Mongolia is now caught between two giants: China and Russia; and known to be home to enormous mineral resources they are keen to exploit. China is expanding economically into the region, buying up mining interests and strengthening its control over Inner Mongolia. Michael Dillon, one of the foremost experts on the region, seeks to tell the modern history of this fascinating country. He investigates its history of repression, the slaughter of the country’s Buddhists, its painful experiences under Soviet rule and dictatorship, and its history of corruption. But there is hope for its future, and it now has a functioning parliamentary democracy which is broadly representative of Mongolia’s ethnic mix. How long that can last is another question. Short, sharp and authoritative, Mongolia will become the standard text on the region as it becomes begins to shape world affairs. Cover Half Title Map Title Copyright Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Mongolia and the Mongols: Land, people and traditions 2 Revolutionary Mongolia in the early twentieth century 3 Establishing the Mongolian People’s Republic: Sükhbaatar and Choibalsan (1921–4) 4 Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party in power: The Choibalsan years (1924–52) 5 Post-War Mongolia: The Tsedenbal (1952–84) and Batmönkh (1984–90) years 6 Democratic Revolution: Mongolia after the collapse of Soviet power (1991–2019) 7 Collapse and recovery of the Mongolian economy 8 Mongolia and the new East Asian order 9 The Mongols and China: Inner Mongolia and Ulaanbaatar’s relations with Beijing 10 Looking back to the future: Mongolia’s search for identity and the contemporary cult of Chinggis Khan Notes Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Mongolia and the Mongols: Land, people and traditions 2 Revolutionary Mongolia in the early twentieth century 3 Establishing the Mongolian People’s Republic: Sükhbaatar and Choibalsan (1921–4) 4 Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party in power: The Choibalsan years (1924–52) 5 Post-War Mongolia: The Tsedenbal (1952–84) and Batmönkh (1984–90) years 6 Democratic Revolution: Mongolia after the collapse of Soviet power (1991–2019) 7 Collapse and recovery of the Mongolian economy 8 Mongolia and the new East Asian order 9 The Mongols and China: Inner Mongolia and Ulaanbaatar’s relations with Beijing 10 Looking back to the future: Mongolia’s search for identity and the contemporary cult of Chinggis Khan Bibliography Index