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The Lama Question

Violence, Sovereignty, and Exception in Early Socialist Mongolia

By: Christopher Kaplonski

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The Lama Question

Violence, Sovereignty, and Exception in Early Socialist Mongolia

By: Christopher Kaplonski

Before becoming the second socialist country in the world (after the Soviet Union) in 1921, Mongolia had been a Buddhist feudal theocracy. Combatting the influence of the dominant Buddhist establishment to win the hearts and minds of the Mongolian people was one of the most important challenges faced by the new socialist government. It would take almost a decade and a half to resolve the “lama question,” and it would be answered with brutality, destruction, and mass killings. Chris Kaplonski examines this critical, violent time in the development of Mongolia as a nation-state and its ongoing struggle for independence and recognition in the twentieth century. Unlike most studies that explore violence as the primary means by which states deal with their opponents, The Lama Question argues that the decision to resort to violence in Mongolia was not a quick one; neither was it a long-term strategy nor an out-of control escalation of orders but the outcome of a complex series of events and attempts by the government to be viewed as legitimate by the population. Kaplonski draws on a decade of research and archival resources to investigate the problematic relationships between religion and politics and geopolitics and biopolitics in early socialist Mongolia, as well as the multitude of state actions that preceded state brutality. By examining the incidents and transformations that resulted in violence and by viewing violence as a process rather than an event, his work not only challenges existing theories of political violence, but also offers another approach to the anthropology of the state. In particular, it presents an alternative model to philosopher Georgio Agamben’s theory of sovereignty and the state of exception. The Lama Question will be of interest to scholars and students of violence, the state, biopolitics, Buddhism, and socialism, as well as to those interested in the history of Mongolia and Asia in general.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824838572

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9780824838577

Truth, History and Politics in Mongolia

Memory of Heroes

By: Christopher Kaplonski

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Truth, History and Politics in Mongolia

Memory of Heroes

By: Christopher Kaplonski

Using Mongolia as its example, this book examines how knowledge is transmitted and transformed in light of political change by looking at shifting conceptions of historical figures. It suggests that the reflection of people's concept of themselves is a much greater influence in the writing of history than has previously been thought and examines in detail how history was used to subvert the socialist project in Mongolia. This is the first study of the symbolic struggle over who controlled 'the past' and the 'true' identity of a Mongol, fought between the ruling party and its protesters during the democratic revolution.

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Routledge

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1134396724

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9781134396726

A Twist in the Tail

How the Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine

By: Christopher Beckman

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A Twist in the Tail

How the Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine

By: Christopher Beckman

A Twist in the Tail takes readers on a tantalising voyage through European and American gastronomic history, following the trail of a small but mighty fish: the anchovy. Whether in ubiquitous Roman garum, mass-produced British condiments, elaborate French haute cuisine or modern Spanish tapas, anchovies have been enhancing the flavour of many dishes for thousands of years. Yet, depending upon the time and place—and who was eating them—they have also been disdained as worthless little fish, deemed too small, bony and inconsequential for popular or elite consumption. From Western Europe to the USA, Christopher Beckman shows how the evolving and ambiguous position of anchovies provides surprising insights into the relationship between food, class and status throughout history. Drawing on cookbooks, literature and art, this is the hidden story of the diminutive anchovy, and its outsized role in shaping the West’s cuisine.

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446

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Hurst Publishers

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1805261975

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Young Mongols and Vigilantes in Inner Mongolia's Interregnum Decades, 1911-1931

Volume 2

By: Christopher Atwood

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Young Mongols and Vigilantes in Inner Mongolia's Interregnum Decades, 1911-1931

Volume 2

By: Christopher Atwood

Based on previously unopened Mongolian archives, Young Mongols and Vigilantes is a vivid narrative of the underground world of pan-Mongolist agitation in Inner Mongolia that offers new insight into the social origins and international connections of Mongol nationalism in China. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004126077).

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BRILL

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9004531297

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The Lama Question

Violence, Sovereignty, and Exception in Early Socialist Mongolia

By: Christopher Kaplonski

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Violence, Sovereignty, and Exception in Early Socialist Mongolia

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University of Hawaii Press

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Mongolia

Democracy on the Steppe

By: Christopher Kaplonski

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Mongolia

Democracy on the Steppe

By: Christopher Kaplonski

Mongolia has emerged from its peaceful democratic revolution and seventy years of socialist-induced isolation to offer an island of democracy in the heart of Asia. This volume introduces readers to post-socialist Mongolia, and offers an overview of the political and economic issues of concern to Mongolians today. Some of the topics addressed in the book include: the influence of nationalism in contemporary politics; the role of women and NGOs in creating civil society and foreign relations in light of Mongolia's location between China and Russia. Mongolia also discusses the democratic revolution itself, and how the particular nature of the revolution, as well as the influence of Mongolia's history, has shaped the current political situation. Mongolia's struggle to deal with the greatest peacetime economic collapse this century is examined. The volume also discusses the key political parties in Mongolia, and examines their attempts to come to grips with the legacy of seventy years of socialist rule.

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Psychology Press

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0415274370

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