Mongolia in Perspective

(Ben Green) #1

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  • Chapter 1: Geography

  • Introduction

  • Geographic Regions and Topographic Features

  • Climate

  • Rivers and Lakes

  • Rivers

  • Lakes

  • Cities

  • Ulaanbaatar

  • Erdenet

  • Darhan

  • Choybalsan

  • Moron

  • Environmental Concerns

  • Natural Hazards

  • Chapter 1: Assessment

  • Chapter 2: History

  • Introduction

  • Pre-Mongol History

  • The Mongol Empires

  • Genghis Khan............................................................................................................

  • Genghis Khan’s Successors

  • The Yuan Dynasty

  • Post-Imperial Mongolia

  • The Oirat-Khalkha Division

  • The Qing Dynasty

  • 20th-Century Mongolia

  • Autonomy and the Struggle for Independence

  • Collectivization and Threats from the East

  • Mongolia and the Sino-Soviet Conflict

  • Mongolia’s Democratic Revolution

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  • Recent Events............................................................................................................

  • Chapter 2: Assessment

  • Chapter 3: Economy

  • Introduction

  • Agriculture

  • Livestock

  • Cultivation.................................................................................................................

  • Forestry

  • Industry

  • Energy Resources..........................................................................................................

  • Mineral Resources

  • Trade

  • Tourism

  • Banking and Currency

  • Investment

  • Transportation

  • Standard of Living

  • Chapter 3: Assessment

  • Chapter 4: Society

  • Introduction

  • Ethnic and Linguistic Groups

  • Religion

  • Buddhism

  • Other Religions

  • Gender Issues

  • Traditional Clothing

  • Arts

  • Painting and Sculpture

  • Music.........................................................................................................................

  • Architecture...............................................................................................................

  • Sports and Recreation

  • Chapter 4: Assessment

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  • Chapter 5: Security

  • Introduction

  • U.S.-Mongolian Relations

  • Relations With Neighboring Countries

  • Russia

  • China

  • Military

  • Terrorist Groups and Activities

  • Other Issues Affecting Stability

  • Mineral Wealth, “Dutch Disease,” and Corruption

  • Chapter 5: Assessment

  • Final Assessment

  • Further Reading

  • Films

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