Mongolia Culture Smart

Author : Alan Sanders
Publisher : Bravo Limited
ISBN 13 : 1857337174
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mongolia - Culture Smart! written by Alan Sanders and published by Bravo Limited. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mongolia is landlocked between its neighbors China and Russia in the heart of Asia. For centuries after the disintegration of Genghis Khan s empire it was ruled by one or the other, but in 1990 the Mongols embraced democracy. Now, after two centuries of Manchu stagnation and seventy years of Soviet communism, they are rebuilding their national heritage. Rarely in the news but making progress toward a market economy, this resource-rich but infrastructure-poor country is a land of pioneers, and its greatest asset is the Mongol people, who are friendly, cooperative, ambitious, and well educated. English is now the first foreign language and the country s leaders are forging new partnerships with international investors. Travelers from across the world are drawn to the land of blue sky by its picturesque mountains and lakes, flower-carpeted steppes and stony deserts, home to the snow leopard, the wild horse and camel, and the Gobi bear. The broad pasturelands, with herds of grazing livestock, and the traditional lifestyle of the nomads contrast with the busy streets of the capital Ulan Bator, a bustling metropolis of over one million people, modern hotels, apartments, and shops, interspersed with Buddhist monasteries and temples, surrounded by crowded suburbs of traditional felt tents. Mongolia s many attractions range from dinosaur skeletons and the remains of ancient civilizations to relics and reenactments of the Genghis Khan era, and the traditional sports of wrestling, archery, and horse-racing. "Culture Smart! Mongolia" provides rare insights into contemporary Mongolian society, and offers practical tips on what to expect and how to conduct yourself in order to get the most out of your visit. Despite the undeniable challenges posed by modernity, these warm, tough, adaptable, and hospitable people welcome visitors and are open to the world."

Author : Timothy May
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313087245
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culture and Customs of Mongolia written by Timothy May and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Alan Sanders
Publisher : Kuperard
ISBN 13 : 1857337182
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mongolia - Culture Smart! written by Alan Sanders and published by Kuperard. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mongolia is landlocked between its neighbors China and Russia in the heart of Asia. For centuries after the disintegration of Genghis Khan's empire it was ruled by one or the other, but in 1990 the Mongols embraced democracy. Now, after two centuries of Manchu stagnation and seventy years of Soviet communism, they are rebuilding their national heritage. Rarely in the news but making progress toward a market economy, this resource-rich but infrastructure-poor country is a land of pioneers, and its greatest asset is the Mongol people, who are friendly, cooperative, ambitious, and well educated. English is now the first foreign language and the country's leaders are forging new partnerships with international investors. Travelers from across the world are drawn to the "land of blue sky" by its picturesque mountains and lakes, flower-carpeted steppes and stony deserts, home to the snow leopard, the wild horse and camel, and the Gobi bear. The broad pasturelands, with herds of grazing livestock, and the traditional lifestyle of the nomads contrast with the busy streets of the capital Ulan Bator, a bustling metropolis of over one million people, modern hotels, apartments, and shops, interspersed with Buddhist monasteries and temples, surrounded by crowded suburbs of traditional felt tents. Mongolia's many attractions range from dinosaur skeletons and the remains of ancient civilizations to relics and reenactments of the Genghis Khan era, and the traditional sports of wrestling, archery, and horse-racing. Culture Smart! Mongolia provides rare insights into contemporary Mongolian society, and offers practical tips on what to expect and how to conduct yourself in order to get the most out of your visit. Despite the undeniable challenges posed by modernity, these warm, tough, adaptable, and hospitable people welcome visitors and are open to the world.

Author : George B. Schaller
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300252722
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Into Wild Mongolia written by George B. Schaller and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the wonders of wild Mongolia through the eyes of a distinguished field biologist Mongolia became a satellite of the Soviet Union in the mid-1920s, and for nearly seven decades effectively closed its doors to the outside world. Biologist George Schaller initially visited the country in 1989, and was one of the first Western scientists allowed to study and assess the conservation status of Mongolia’s many unique, native wildlife species. Schaller made a number of trips from 1989 to 2018 in collaboration with Mongolian and American scientists, witnessing Mongolia’s recovery and transition to a market economy after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This informative and fascinating new book provides a firsthand account of Schaller’s time in this little-known and remote country, where he studied and helped develop conservation initiatives for the snow leopard, Gobi bear, wild camel, and Mongolian gazelle, among other species. Featuring magnificent photographs from his travels, the book offers a critical, at times inspiring contribution for those who treasure wildlife, as well as a fresh perspective on the natural beauty of the region, which encompasses steppes, mountains, and the Gobi Desert.

Author : Timothy May
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culture and Customs of Mongolia written by Timothy May and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Paula L. W. Sabloff
Publisher : UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN 13 : 9780924171901
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Mongolia written by Paula L. W. Sabloff and published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology. This book was released on 2001 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dr. D. Bumaa, 20th-century historian at the National Museum of Mongolian History, then presents the exciting history of Mongolia's century-long struggle to establish independence, first from Manchu Chinese feudal overlords and then from Soviety Communists.".

Author : Charles Bawden
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136155880
Total Pages : 603 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mongolian English Dictionary written by Charles Bawden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1997. The quickest way to understand another culture is through its language. This is because language is a living thing, an everchanging system of words and meanings that mirrors the society that it describes and defines. The dictionary contains rather more than twenty-six thousand main entries and an uncounted number of subsidiary entries for the Mongolian language.

Author : Jan Reynolds
Publisher : Vanishing Cultures
ISBN 13 : 9781600601309
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mongolia written by Jan Reynolds and published by Vanishing Cultures. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This photo essay explores the life of Dawa and Olana, two young cousins who come from a family of nomads on the grassy plains of Mongolia.

Author : Jonathan Karam Skaff
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019999627X
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sui-Tang China and Its Turko-Mongol Neighbors written by Jonathan Karam Skaff and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comparative history that reconsiders China's relations with the rest of Eurasia, Sui-Tang China and Its Turko-Mongol Neighbors challenges the notion that inhabitants of medieval China and Mongolia were irreconcilably different from each other.

Author : Culture Smart!
Publisher : Kuperard
ISBN 13 : 178702881X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book China - Culture Smart! written by Culture Smart! and published by Kuperard. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't just see the sights?get to know the people. For thousands of years, the Chinese believed that they had created a perfect social system, based on Confucian values and tempered by the Mandate of Heaven. Dynasties came and went, but the essence of being Chinese remained essentially unchanged until the twentieth century. Since then, change has taken place in Chinese society at unprecedented speed, as the country first experienced the turmoil of civil war and revolution before emerging on to the world stage as a global superpower. This thoroughly updated edition of Culture Smart! China puts these changes into historical context, explains deep-seated cultural attitudes, and guides you through the maze of unfamiliar social situations, in order to help you discover for yourself the pragmatism, genius, warmth, and humanity of this extraordinary country and its people. Have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on etiquette and communication will help you navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.