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Mongolia in the Twentieth Century: Landlocked Cosmopolitan

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In Mongolia In The Twentieth Century: Landlocked Cosmopolitan, Stephen Kotkin and Bruce Elleman draw upon knowledgeable contributors to examine Mongol history over the past century, including Mongol communities in Russia and China. The contributions are based on new archival research and recent fieldwork by the world's top experts, including four authors from Mongolia, and others from Japan, Russia, Taiwan, Great Britain, and the United States. Mongolia In The Twentieth Century surveys the history of Sino-Russian competition over Outer Mongolia; international diplomacy concerning Outer Mongolia; and Mongolia today including its demography, culture, nationalism, and rapid transformation. Mongolia In The Twentieth Century is a welcome and informative contribution to international studies and an essential addition to any academic, governmental, or community library collection.

I was hoping for something that explained more of the current social and cultural conditions of Mongolia. The title of this book is somewhat misleading, this book is a concise history of Foreign politics imposed on Mogolia and the conditions of foriegn relations with Mongolia, but it does not seem to say much about the attitudes of the Mongolians. This book would be good to cite in a history essay.

This is an interesting collection of academic essays about the history of Mongolia's international relations. It has some very interesting information, some of it well written, but it a collection of independent academic essays and not a coherent book. Not for the casual reader, but also it has some great insights into Mongolia.