Harnessing fortune : personhood, memory, and place in Mongolia
Empson, RebeccaAuthor
British AcademyContent Provider
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
A detailed ethnography of rural Mongolian life since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Based on fieldwork with migrant herding families who traverse the northern Mongolian-Russian border, it explores how intimate social relationships and identities are drawn upon to engage with new political and economic uncertainties.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
A detailed ethnography of rural Mongolian life since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Based on fieldwork with migrant herding families who traverse the northern Mongolian-Russian border, it explores how intimate social relationships and identities are drawn upon to engage with new political and economic uncertainties.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nomads
Nomads
Collective memory
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East
History & Archaeology
East Asia