Historical Dictionary of Mongolia (2 Volumes) (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East, 2 Volumes) - Hardcover

Sanders, Alan J.K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1538102269 ISBN 13: 9781538102268

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Mongolia covers the people and organizations that brought Mongolia from revolution and oppression to independence and democracy, and its current unprecedented level of national wealth and international growth. This is done through a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,200 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Mongolia.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan J.K. Sanders is an independent scholar and freelance writer. He was the Lecturer in Mongolian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has written and edited several books on Mongolia and he was awarded the Mongolian Order of the Pole Star in April 2007 for promoting British-Mongolian relations, Mongolian studies and Mongolian history and culture.

Review:

The fourth edition of Sanders's impressive dictionary consists of two volumes and totals 1,020 pages, a considerable increase from the first edition—2nd ed. (CH, Oct'03, 41-0702)—and an increase of 52 pages since the third edition (2010). In addition to including ancient and medieval Mongolia as well as the communist period, the fourth edition has exhaustive coverage of the post-1990 period. Besides the chronology and entries, Sanders (independent scholar) includes seven appendixes listing members of the Great and Little Khurals (assemblies) from 2008 to 2016 as well as the cabinet from 2016. The bibliography was suitably updated to include publications through 2016, and the "Addenda" includes entries related to the 2017 Mongolian presidential election.... [A]nyone following political events in Mongolia will find this work of the utmost importance. There are also delightful surprises, such as Sanders’s inclusion of the Death Worm, a cryptozoological creature that has become prominent because of the internet. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All public and academic levels/libraries. (CHOICE)

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1538102269
• ISBN 13: 9781538102268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1120