History of Land Use in Mongolia - The Thirteenth Century to the Present

An illustrated history of the pastoral nomadic way of life in Mongolia, this book examines the many challenges that Mongolian herders continue to face in the struggle over natural resources in the post-socialist free market era.

Sommario

Introduction Mongolia's Regions: Lessons in Variation Early History The Socialist Era Post-1990 Developments: Who Determines Land Use in the Era of the Free Market? Agriculture, Mining, Tourism: Competing Interests in Land Use Concluding Thoughts

Info autore

Elizabeth Endicott is a professor emerita of History at Middlebury College.

Riassunto

An illustrated history of the pastoral nomadic way of life in Mongolia, this book examines the many challenges that Mongolian herders continue to face in the struggle over natural resources in the post-socialist free market era.

Testo aggiuntivo

To come.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: E. Endicott, Elizabeth Endicott
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2012
• EAN: 9781349444038
• ISBN: 978-1-349-44403-8
• Pagine: 239
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; B, History, European History, Social History, Environment, Social & cultural history, world history, The environment, Asian History, Environmental Sciences, Environment, general, World History, Global and Transnational History, History, Modern, Modern History, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Europe—History—1492-, History of Early Modern Europe, Asia—History, culture;history;history of literature;present