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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954695803321

Titolo

Mongolia today : science, culture, environment and development / / edited by Dendeviin Badarch, Raymond A. Zilinskas and Peter J. Balint ; with a foreword by Natsagiin Bagabandi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-77007-0

0-203-82316-8

1-136-77008-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Central Asian Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

BadarchDendeviin <1954->

ZilinskasRaymond A

BalintPeter J

BagabandiNat͡sagiin <1950->

Disciplina

951.73

Soggetti

Mongolia Economic conditions 20th century

Mongolia Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Modernization -- part 2. Traditional culture and indigenous technologies -- part 3. Biodiversity.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a wide-ranging collection of essays written by experts in the field. The variety of topics provide an interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary Mongolia. Topics include the impact of industrialization in Mongolia, environmental policies of the nation, the status of modern biotechnology in Mongolia, Mongolian dairy products, traditional husbandry techniques practised by nomadic people, a description of medicinal plants and their uses in Mongolian traditional medicine, descriptions of unique Mongolian birds, fishes and microbiota, discussion of the fascinating flora and fauna of the Gobi region, and a conservation case-study of the endangered Gobi bear.