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Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 36.00Thomas Allsen's latest book breaks new scholarly boundaries in its exploration of cultural and scientific exchanges across Mongol Eurasia. Contrary to popular belief, Mongol rulers were intensely interested in the culture of their sedentary subjects and, under their auspices, commodities, ideologies and technologies were disseminated from East to West. more...
Culture and Customs of Mongolia
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 70.00The Gobi Desert, cold mountainous regions, and harsh climate of Mongolia leave it with one of the lowest population densities in the world. Nonetheless, Mongolians are proud of their long heritage, and carry even today their customs of the past. In this all-inclusive study of contemporary Mongolian life, readers will learn about nomadic lifestyles... more...
Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire
Infobase Publishing 2004; US$ 102.00A comprehensive A-to-Z encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongols providing up-to-date entries on all aspects of this people's turbulent history and rich culture, from prehistory to modern times. Particular emphasis is placed on the Mongol Empire. more...
Genghis Khan
Transworld 2010; US$ 13.34Genghis Khan - creator of the greatest empire the world has ever seen - is one of history's immortals. In Central Asia, they still use his name to frighten children. In China, he is honoured as the founder of a dynasty. In Mongolia he is the father of the nation. In the USA, Time magazine, voted Genghis Khan 'the most important person of the last... more...
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Crown Publishing Group 2005; US$ 15.00The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of Asia to trigger a global awakening,... more...
HD OF MONGOLIA 2ED (42)
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2003; US$ 112.00This edition offers detail on the history of the Mongol Empire. Against the background of relations with Tibet, it adopts a focus on the spread of Tibetan Buddhism to Mongolia. There is a broader approach to Mongolian cultural affairs, with expanded entri more...
Herdsman to Statesman
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010; US$ 64.99This compelling autobiography offers a panoramic view of the daily joys of a traditional Mongolian herding life as well as the hardships of oppressive foreign rule, abetted by avaricious local nobles and monks. Sambuu's story demonstrates the attraction of Communism for the poor and subjugated in an exploitative system. He himself flourished under... more...
Historical Dictionary of Mongolia
Scarecrow Press 2010; US$ 169.99The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mongolia greatly expands on the previous edition through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 1000 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important people, places, events, and institutions, as well as significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. more...
The Interrelationship of Humans and the Mongol Landscape in G. Mend-Ooyo's Altan Ovoo
The Edwin Mellen Press 2013; US$ 179.95The book discusses nomadic culture in Mongolia through its literary, religious, and socio-historical contexts by studying the contemporary poetry of Mend-Ooyo. It takes a careful look at the poetry in the Mongolian post-Soviet period. Certain sections present a systematic analysis of Altan Ovoo according to the following criteria: religion and spirituality,... more...
Khubilai Khan
University of California Press 1989; US$ 18.00Living from 1215 to 1294 Khubilai Khan is one of history's most renowned figures. Here for the first time is an English-language biography of the man. Morris Rossabi draws on sources from a variety of East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages as he focuses on the life and times of the great Mongol monarch. more...









