| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> MongoliaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Mongolia**Library of Congress Call Number DS798                   .W67 1990**- Mongolia  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Table                       A. Chronology of Important EventsCountry                       Profile
Country
- Geography  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Economy  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security 
Introduction
- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Robert L. Worden)                          - Early                           Development, ca. 220 B.C.-A.D. 1206      - Origins                               of the Mongols  Xiongnu                               and YuezhiDonghu,                               Toba, and Ruruan
- Rise                               of the T�rk  Influence                               of Tang ChinaKitan                               and Jurchen
- The                           Era of Chinggis Khan, 1206-27    - Rise                               of Chinggis Khan  Early                               Wars in ChinaConquest                               of Khwarizm and Reconnaissance into Europe
- The                               Last Campaign of Chinggis Khan   Successors                           of Chinggis, 1228-59- Ogedei                               and Continuing Conquests  Subetei                               and the European ExpeditionReign                               of Kuyuk
- Mengke                               and the War in China   Khubilai                           Khan and the Yuan Dynasty, 1261-1368- A                               New Khan  The                               Yuan DynastyThe                               Ilkhans
- The                               Golden Horde  The                               Mongol DeclineMongolia                           in Transition, 1368-1911
Return                               to Nomadic Patterns
- Caught                               Between the Russians and the Manchus  The                               End of IndependenceModern                           Mongolia, 1911-84
Period                               of Autonomy, 1911-21
- Revolutionary                               Transformation, 1921-24  Consolidation                               of the Mongolian People's Republic, 1925- 28Purges                               of the Opposition, 1928-32
- Economic                               Gradualism and National Defense, 1932-45    - The                                   New Turn Policy, 1932-40  National                                   Defense, 1940-45Peacetime                               Development, 1946-52
- Socialist                               Construction under Tsedenbal, 1952-84       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Donald R. DeGlopper)                            - Geography        - Landforms  ClimateEnvironmental                               Concerns
- Population    - Vital                               Rates  Pro-natal                               PoliciesPopulation                               Distribution
- The                               Urban Population   Ethnic                           and Linguistic Groups- Mongols                               and Kazakhs  Chinese,                               Russians, and OthersSociety
Pastoral                               Nomadism
Pastoralism                                   as a Cultural System
- Pastoralism                                   in Practice  Constraints                                   on HerdingTraditional                               Patterns
- Planned                               Modernization    - Unifying                                   Structures  Increasing                                   Social DifferentiationCollectivized                               Farming and Herding
Modernized                                   Nomads
- Work                                   Collectives   Kinship,                               Family, and Marriage- Kinship  Family                                   StructureMarriage
- Position                               of Women    - Traditional                                   Subordination  Education                                   and EmploymentSocial                               Mobility
High                                   Rates of Mobility
- Channels                                   of Social Mobility   Cultural                               Unity and Mongol Identity- Implicit                                   Nationalism  Promotion                                   of Traditional FestivalsReligion
Buddhism
- The                               Suppression of Buddhism  Uses                               of BuddhismReligious                               Survivals
- Health                           and Welfare    - Health-Care                               Systems  Precautions                               Against AIDSEducation
The                               School System
- Higher                               Education  Study                               in the Soviet UnionMongolian                               Science
- Science,                               Progress, and Tradition       - Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Roxane D.V. Sismanidis)                            - Socialist                           Framework of the Economy        - Role                               of the Government  PlanningBudget
- Structure                               of the Economy  Economic                               ReformsNatural                           resources
- Agriculture    - Crop                               Production  Animal                               HusbandryForestry
- Fishing   Industry- Light                               Industry  MiningEnergy
- Construction   Services- Banking                               and Insurance  Domestic                               Trade and Other ServicesRetail                               Trade and Consumption
- Labor                           Force    - Composition  Labor                               Force Policy and PlanningWorking                               Conditions and Income
- Trade                               Unions   Foreign                           Economic Relations and Comecon- Participation                               in Comecon  Foreign                               Assistance, Investment, and Joint VenturesExports                               and Imports
- Trading                               Partners  TourismTransportation
Roads
- Railroads  Inland                               WaterwaysCivil                               Aviation
- Telecommunications      - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Marcia R. Ristaino)                            - Government                           Structure        - Form                               of Government  Constitutional                               FrameworkMajor                               State Organizations
Legislative
- Executive  JudicialLocal                               Administration
- Mongolian                           People's Revolutionary Party    - Membership  Party                               CongressCentral                               Committee
- Political                               Bureau and Secretariat  Regional                               and Local Party OrganizationsMass                               Organizations
Youth                                   Organizations
- Mongolian-Soviet                                   Friendship Society  Women's                                   OrganizationsLabor                                   Organizations
- Other                                   Mass Organizations    The                           Political Process- Democratic                               Centralism  Political                               IssuesRole                               of the Military
- General                               Political Values and Attitudes   Foreign                           Policy- Motivation                               and Goals  Ministry                               of Foreign AffairsForeign                               Relations
Soviet                                   Union
- China  United                                   StatesOther                                   Countries
- International                               Organizations   The                           Media- Information                               Policy  Major                               ChannelsForeign                               Sources
Chapter                       5 - National Security
 (Ronald E. Dolan)                       
The                           Armed Forces
Historical                               Traditions
- Beginning                               of Modern Military Practices, 1911-21  The                               Mongolian Army, 1921-68- Early                                   Development  Internal                                   Discord and War with JapanPostwar                                   Developments
- Organization                               since 1968    - Personnel  Education                                   and TrainingCivil-Military                               Relations
- Economic                               Role  Threat                               PerceptionCriminal                           Justice and Public Security
The                               Legal System
Criminal                                   Code
- Criminal                                   Court System   The                               Penal SystemLaw                               Enforcement
The                                   Security System
- Auxiliary                                   Security Forces  Incidence                                   of Crime- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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