03531nam 2200649Ia 450 991078541690332120200520144314.01-282-82064-897866128206491-4422-0752-3(CKB)2670000000066371(EBL)634198(OCoLC)696243055(SSID)ssj0000419521(PQKBManifestationID)12142055(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000419521(PQKBWorkID)10382166(PQKB)10469051(MiAaPQ)EBC634198(Au-PeEL)EBL634198(CaPaEBR)ebr10421459(CaONFJC)MIL282064(EXLCZ)99267000000006637120100723d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHerdsman to statesman[electronic resource] the autobiography of Jamsrangiin Sambuu of Mongolia /translated by Mary Rossabi ; introduction by Morris RossabiLanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20101 online resource (258 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-0750-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Prefatory Note; Jamsrangiin Sambuu and His Autobiography: Paths of Life; Paths of Life; A Translation by Mary Rossabi; Preface; 1; My Ignorant Simple Childhood; 2; Becoming Acquainted with the Hardships of Life; 3; Loving Lessons from My Parents; 4; Living at the Official Ministry for Two Months; 5; Every Man Is Different; 6; The Strong One Is Always Right; 7; Time to Begin Lending a Hand with the Writing Work; 8; How I Became a Family Man; 9; Setting Out by Horseback Armed against the Occupier; 10; The Road to Educating the People through the Party; 11Carrying Out the Responsibility of Trust12; Representing Our Government to Our Friendly Neighbor; 13; The Soviet Union Breaks Up an Attack; 14; Examining a Firm Friendship in the Heat of an Historic Struggle; 15; The End of the Harmful War and the Beginning of Peace Time; 16; An Honorable Task for the People and the Country; Selected Bibliography; About the Editor and TranslatorThis compelling autobiography offers a panoramic view of the daily joys of a traditional Mongolian herding life as well as the hardships of oppressive foreign rule, abetted by avaricious local nobles and monks. Sambuu's story demonstrates the attraction of Communism for the poor and subjugated in an exploitative system. He himself flourished under Communism, becoming ambassador to the Soviet Union during the Stalin era and to North Korea during the Korean War and ultimately president of Mongolia. Enriched by a thoughtful introduction by leading scholar Morris Rossabi that sets the historical sHerdersMongoliaBiographyPoliticiansMongoliaBiographyStatesmenMongoliaBiographyMongoliaHistoryRevolution, 1921BiographyMongoliaPolitics and government20th centuryHerdersPoliticiansStatesmen951.7/3BSambuu Zh(Zhamsrangiĭn),1895-1972.1515078Rossabi Mary1515079MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785416903321Herdsman to statesman3750612UNINA