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Author Kaplonski, C. (Christopher)

Title Truth, history and politics in Mongolia : the memory of heroes / Christopher Kaplonski
Published London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 233 pages) : illustrations
Contents Politics, memory and identity -- Ulaanbaatar, fieldwork and identity -- Democracy comes to Mongolia -- The symbols of democracy -- The icebergs of history -- Chinggis Khaan: Creating the uls -- Zanabazar and Shbaatar : defending and regaining the uls -- Social memory and evocative transcripts
Summary Using Mongolia as its example, this book examines how knowledge is transmitted and transformed in light of political change by looking at shifting conceptions of historical figures
Notes "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by RoutledgeCurzon."--Title page verso
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-220) and index
Notes English
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Subject Historiography -- Mongolia -- History -- 20th century
Memory -- Social aspects -- Mongolia -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY.
Historiography
Memory -- Social aspects
SUBJECT Mongolia -- Historiography
Subject Mongolia
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2003019134
ISBN 0203491734
9780203491737
9786610025312
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9780415307987
0415307988
9781134396733
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9781134396689
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9781134396726
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9780415654630
0415654637
0203349474
9780203349472
Other Titles Memory of heroes