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The Gobi Desert, cold mountainous regions, and harsh climate of Mongolia leave it with one of the lowest population densities in the world. Nonetheless, Mongolians are proud of their long heritage, and carry even today their customs of the past. In this all-inclusive study of contemporary Mongolian life, readers will learn about nomadic lifestyles still practiced today. Other topics covered include Buddhism and other religions, literature, arts, cuisine, dress, family life, festivals and leisure activities, social customs, and lifestyle. May also includes an overview of Chinggis Khan, the father of the Mongol Empire, and his legacy in Mongolian culture today. Ideal for high school and undergraduate students, this volume is an essential addition to library shelves.

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Perfect for report-writing
High school to college-level holdings strong in Asian culture and history will find this latest addition to 'Culture and Customs of Asia' covers a country rarely given much depth or detail: Mongolia. Chapters provide historical, literary, economic and cultural review of Mongolia and make for a key introduction perfect for report-writing.
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It is a special day for cousins Dawa and Olana. Dawa's father is going to find them two small horses in the family's herd. Like other young Mongolian boys, Dawa and Olana are learning to be skilled horsemen.

Living as nomads on the grassy plains, Mongolians rely on horses to support their traditional way of life. Horses help with the daily work of rounding up the goats and cows that provide meat and milk for food, as well as skins for clothing and shelter. Dawa and Olana hope that with their new horses, they will learn to be great horsemen.

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Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children
Economic development, technological growth, and environmental degradation have affected the lives of all people on this planet.Yet modernization has changed the way of life more slowly across generations for some people. In this outstanding book series, Jan Reynolds offers readers a fascinating glimpse into several such societies and describes how families meet their subsistence needs, practice their beliefs, interact in their communities, and live in the elements.

To effectively communicate some fairly sophisticated lessons to younger children, the clear narratives each focus on a particular family, and the vivid photographs capture a wealth of interesting information about their activities, clothes, food, and surroundings. Seeing a young aborigines boy pulling an enormous carpet snake out of a log and reading about how the Inuit people survived on a diet consisting only of caribou meat and fat are just a few of the unique experiences that reading this book series will entail.

The series has seven books.This book, Mongolia, features nomadic herders who live in the plains of this central Asian country.

Mongolia, Vanishing Cultures
Nothing wrong with the book, but I was disappointed to find an elementary book for children. Had hoped to finda serious study of Mongolian Culture. This is the second time that I get a book for children on Mongolia when I had hoped for some serious stuff.

Would also like to signal that my name is Marianne Ahrne - not Ajrne as written above.

Lovely. Nice gift for kids.
The pictures are very nicely done - they do evoke the true space of the rolling landscape.

The story is brief and not very involved, but it does give a nice view into the nomadic lifestyle. It is an accurate portrayal of Mongolian countryside life.

It's a nice book to read to kids, and has very nice pictures for them to look at as you read. ... Read more

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Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and food of Mongolia. ... Read more

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Written by experts in their fields, this wide-ranging collection of essays provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary Mongolia. Specific topics of discussion include, among others, the impact of industrialization, the nation's environmental policies, the status of biotechnological research and development, and the varieties of flora and fauna of the Gobi region. These readings offer a valuable resource for students and scholars of Central Asia, environmental studies, and development studies. ... Read more

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Mongolia has recently come to the attention to global strategic planners.This report puts these executives on the fast track.Ten chapters provide: an overview of how to strategically access this important market, a discussion on economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources).Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Countries and Their Cultures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 879 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Covers the broad range of popular religious culture of the United States at the close of the twentieth century. Beliefs, practices, symbols, traditions, movements, organizations, and leaders from the many traditions in the pluralistic American community are represented. Also includes cults and phenomena that drew followers, such as Heaven's Gale and UFOs. ... Read more

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Chapters: Culture of Mongolia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 56. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mongolian culture has been heavily influenced by the Mongol nomadic way of life. Other important influences are from Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, and from China. Since the 20th century, Russian and, via Russia, European culture have had a strong effect on Mongolia. Not only Genghis Khan but also the nomadic peoples have had an influence on Mongolian fine arts. Among the topics that are mentioned from the oldest works of Mongolian literature to modern soft pop songs are love for parents and homesickness, a longing for the place where one grew up. Horses have always played an important role in daily life as well as in the arts. Hospitality is so important in the steppes that it is traditionally taken for granted. The Mongolian word for hero, baatar, appears frequently in personal names, and even in the name of Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar. Gers in the Mongolian Countryside The Yurt is part of the Mongolian national identity. The Secret History of the Mongols mentions Genghis Khan as the leader of all peoples who live in felt tents, and even today a large share of Mongolia's population lives in yurts, even in Ulan Bator. The Mongolian word for yurt, ger, also means home, and a number of other words are derived from its word stem. For example, gerlekh means to marry. Amarbayasgalant Buddhist MonasteryIn the 17th century, Tibetan Buddhism, or lamaism, became the dominant religion in Mongolia. Traditional Shamanism was, except in some remote regions, suppressed and marginalized. On the other hand, a number of shamanic practices, like ovoo worshiping, were incorporated into lamaist liturgy. Lamaism has often been accused of low morality and held responsible for being the main cause for M...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=495256 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Music is an integral part of Mongolian culture. Among theunique contributions of Mongolia to the world's musicalculture are the long songs, one of the greatest features ofthe Mongolian music, overtone singing and morin khuur, thehorse-headed fiddle. The music of Mongolia is also richwith varieties related to the various ethnic groups of thecountry: Oirats, Hotogoid, Tuvans, Darhad, Buryats,Tsaatan, Dariganga, Uzemchins, Barga, Kazakhs and Khalha.Besides the traditional music, Western classical music andballet flourished during the MPR. Among the most popularforms of modern music in Mongolia are Western pop and rockgenres and the mass songs, which are written by modernauthors in a form of folk songs. The Mongolians arerenowned for their love for music and singing. Anycelebrations by the Mongolians always turn into acelebration of singing. ... Read more

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Against the background of relations with Tibet, this resource adopts a sharper focus on the spread of Tibetan Buddhism to Mongolia. There is a broader approach to cultural affairs, with expanded entries on literature and the arts, and entries on human rights and the role of women in society. ... Read more