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1 online resource (xvii, 204 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; number 83 |
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Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; no. 83.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Note on Transliteration; Introduction; 1. Starting-point for viewing the history of the Mongols; Ways of Approaching Mongolian History by Means of Source Material and Research; Chinese sources; Official dynastic history; Legal documentation; Writing in the form of records; Persian sources; Mongolian sources and research; European sources and research; Critical Analysis of the Methodology of Modern Mongolian Historiography |
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The feudalism concept in relation to the history of MongoliaThe concept of 'nomadic feudalism'; 2. Economic conditions and their development; Origin of Nomadic Livestock Keeping in the Mongolian Part of Central Asia; Ecological and socio-cultural prerequisites for nomadic livestock keeping; Attempt at classification; Production Character of Nomadic Livestock Keeping in the Thirteenth to Nineteenth Centuries; Traditional Herd Animals; Kinds of livestock; Quantity of livestock; Role of Pasture Land in the Nomadic Economy; Economic parameters of pasture land |
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Pasture land for the personal use of the Manchu emperorPasture land for requirements of the state; Pasture land of the religious head of Mongolia; Pastoral land for high-ranking Buddhist dignitaries and princes; The right of the common livestock keepers to use pasture land; Critical comments concerning the 'feudal conditions of pasture land'; Migration to New Pasture as Traditional Strategy of Pasture Land Use; Ecological determinants of pastoral area and migration patterns; Pasture land, migration and territorial-administrative divisions; Social forms of organisation in migration |
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Large-group migrationsSmall group migrations; Individual migrations; Production Activity of Livestock Keepers; General livestock keeping work; Expenditure of labour; Division of labour according to age and sex; Children and youth; Men's work; Women's work; Early form of social organisation of labour; Khot-ail as social organisation of labour; Economic background of the khot-ail union; Family relations within the khot-ail; Appropriate size of a khot-ail; Right of a khot-ail to use a pastoral region; Other Economic Forms; Hunting; Agriculture; Handicraft |
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3. Socio-political organisation in the development of MongoliaFeatures of Mongolian Tribal Organisation Mongolian Tribes and Their Relations; Anda; Ösh; Elchin; The tribal federation; Ey-e and khurildai; Character of Politico-Administrative Organisation in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries; Decimally structured administration; The group of ten and the group of a hundred; The group of a thousand; The group of ten thousand; The criterion of feudalism in the formation of a feudal state in the thirteenth century; The state system in Mongolia in the period of the Yuan dynasty |
| Summary |
Until the collapse of the socialist system in Mongolia in 1990, Mongolian social sciences was fundamentally schematised in accordance with the prevailing political ideology of socialism, considering the country's history in the theoretical framework of historical materialism, the theory of socio-economic formation, and the feudalism model. Here, however, the author adopts a fresh approach and criticises the theoretical adaptation of the feudalism concept to nomadic culture while treating the history of Mongolia in view of the structural and developmental particularities of nomadic society. The |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-198) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mongols -- History.
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Nomads -- Asia, Central -- History
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Mongols
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Nomads
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Sozialstruktur
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Nomade
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Mongols -- Histoire.
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Nomades -- Asie centrale -- Histoire.
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| SUBJECT |
Mongolia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87005678
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Central Asia
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Mongolia
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Mongolei
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Mongolie -- Civilisation.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136824739 |
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1136824731 |
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