Territorial Organization of Mongolian pastoral livestock husbandry in the transition to a market economy. From: Focus | Date: September 22, 2002| Author: Barzagur, D. | COPYRIGHT 2002 American Geographical Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Errors and misconceptions abound about nomadic behavior in Mongolia. Mongolians organize the use of space in their own unique way. Their approach to herding is different from that of nomads or pastoralists in Europe or the United States. D. Barzagur, Chairman of Mongolia's Center of Nomadic Pastoralism Study. provides the facts, and discusses the contrasts among ancient herding traditions, the Socialist/Communist period, and the present transition to free-market conditions. Unfortu...

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