Mongolians After Socialism:
Politics, Economy,
Religion
The book was published In August 2012 in Mongolian and English language editions. The Mongolians After Socialism volume comprises twenty-one chapters that provide reflections and analysis of Mongolian contemporary development and history across political changes, economic growth and religious alternatives and challenges. Included are contributions written by a large range of Mongolian policy makers and civil society leaders and intellectuals as well as international scholars.
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Table of Contents
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Front pages / publisher information
Introduction
Bruce M. Knauft
Mongolians Before, During, and After Socialism: Analytic Overview and Policy Implications
Bruce M. Knauft
Part I:
Challenges of Governance, Economy, and Wealth Disparity
1. The Challenges Never End: Managing Economic, Political, and Environmental Concerns During a Period of Rapid Change
Jonathan S. Addleton
2. Current Status of Mongolia’s Economic and Social Development and Future Trends
Khaschuluun Chuluundorj
3. Mongolian Economic Background and Political Destiny
Batchimeg Migeddorj
4. Mongolia’s Post-Socialist Transition: A Great Neoliberal Transformation
Lhamsuren Munkh-Erdene
5. Encountering the Franchise State: Dzud, Otor and Transformations in Pastoral Risk
Daniel Murphy
6. Mongolia: Exercising the Right to Run for Office in Mongolia
Oyungerel Tsedevdamba
Part II:
Challenges of Contemporary Religion
7. Surviving Modernity in Mongolia
Vesna Wallace
8. Contributions to the Development of Mongolian Buddhism by the Association of Mongolian Devotees
Bayantsagaan Sandag
9. Buddhism and the Grand Maitreya Complex Project in Mongolia
Bataa Mishig-Ish
10. The Development of Shamanism in Mongolia after Socialsim
TuvshintugsDorj
11. Developing Christianity in Mongolia During the Last Two Decades
Purevdorj Jamsran
12. The Significance of Compassion in the Contemporary Practice of Buddhism
Arjia Rinpoche
Part III:
Constructions of Society and Culture
13. Constructing Socialist and Post-Socialist Identities in Mongolia
David Andrews Sneath
14. The False Term “Baga Yastan”: Human Rights and Culture Discrimination in Mongolia
Bat-Amgalan Baatarjav
15. Questions Concerning Values and the Sustainable Livelihood of Rural Mongolians
Narmandakh Damdinjav
Part IV:
Legacies of Buddhism & Cultural History
16. Mongolian Buddhism Past and Present:
Reflections on Culture at a Historical Crossroads
Glenn H. Mullin
17. Mongols and Oirats as Peacekeepers:
Buddhist Warriors Behind the Lotus Throne
Richard Taupier
18. The Mongolian National Revolution of 1911 and Bogdo Jebtsumdamba Khutuktu, the Last Monarach of Mongolia
Batsaikhan Ookhnoi
19. Buddhism in the Russian Republic of Buryatia:
History and Contemporary Developments
Rustam Sabirov
20. Pattern of Monastic and Sangha Development in Khalkha Mongolia
Lkham Purevjav
21. Buddhist Ceremonies in the Mongolian Capital City Before the Communist Repression and
After the Revival
Krizstini Teleki
Notes to Contributors
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