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Modern Mongolia, Reclaiming Genghis Khan
by Paula Sabloff (Editor)
- CULTURAL PORTRAIT
- 2002
- PAPER
- 148 PAGES
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Originally conceived as a companion to a joint exhibition in Philadelphia and Ulaanbaatar, this slim primer, richly illustrated with 120 color photographs, highlights the people, politics and heritage of modern Mongolia. With both American and Mongolian contributors, it covers the sweep and excitement of 20th-century Mongolian history, the country's nomadic heritage and legacy of Genghis Khan.
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Modern Mongolia, From Khans to Commissars to Capitalists
by Morris Rossabi
- HISTORY
- 2005
- PAPER
- 397 PAGES
Rossabi documents the dramatic changes in Mongolia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in this detailed analysis of Mongolia's political economy, recent economic changes and prospects. A detailed, comprehensive portrait. (MGL46, $36.95)
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by Jack Weatherford
- BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
- 2005
- PAPER
- 352 PAGES
Weatherford, who has lived and studied in Mongolia, interweaves his own travels and field work on the Central Asian steppes, much of it on horseback, with a lively portrait of Genghis Khan and the world of the medieval Mongols. The Mongols introduced not only mayhem, but also paper, printing, gunpowder, the compass and trousers to their far-flung empire. (CAS106, $15.00)
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