Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Mongolia's socialist history historiography: A sketch; 2 1921-1924: Theocratic monarchy and revolution in Mongolia; 3 1925-1928: The birth of the Mongolian People's Republic; 4 1929-1932: Old and new Mongolian terror; 5 1933-1939: Between Russian Communism and Japanese Militarism; 6 1940-1945: The Mongolian Arad and the Second World War; 7 1946-1952: Socialist nomadism; 8 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Contemporary Mongolia is often seen as one of the most open and democratic societies in Asia, undergoing remarkable post-socialist transformation. Based on original material from the former Soviet and Mongolian archives, this book is the first full length post-Cold War study on the history of the Mongolian Peoples Republic