Ole Bruun is associate professor in the Department of Geography and International Development Studies at the University of Roskilde in Denmark.

Ole Bruun's book is an absorbing collection of descriptions, insights, and observations that together provide a valuable picture of life on the Mongolian steppe....Both a general introduction to the national culture and a series of insights into particular aspects of steppe life. But the main focus of the book, and the field in which it is most informative and useful, is as a study of the socio-economic transformation of the pastoral lifestyle.

• Chapter 1 Khotont sum in Recent Mongolian History2 Khotont People and Their Herds3 Cycles of Movement and Work4 Social Organization and Family Life5 The Politics of Buddhist Revival6 Time and Tradition on the Steppe7 Nomads in the City8 Development Options9 Herders, State Formation and the Chinese Connection

Ole Bruun is associate professor in the Department of Geography and International Development Studies at the University of Roskilde in Denmark.

Ole Bruun's book is an absorbing collection of descriptions, insights, and observations that together provide a valuable picture of life on the Mongolian steppe....Both a general introduction to the national culture and a series of insights into particular aspects of steppe life. But the main focus of the book, and the field in which it is most informative and useful, is as a study of the socio-economic transformation of the pastoral lifestyle.

• Chapter 1 Khotont sum in Recent Mongolian History2 Khotont People and Their Herds3 Cycles of Movement and Work4 Social Organization and Family Life5 The Politics of Buddhist Revival6 Time and Tradition on the Steppe7 Nomads in the City8 Development Options9 Herders, State Formation and the Chinese Connection

Ole Bruun is associate professor in the Department of Geography and International Development Studies at the University of Roskilde in Denmark.

Ole Bruun's book is an absorbing collection of descriptions, insights, and observations that together provide a valuable picture of life on the Mongolian steppe....Both a general introduction to the national culture and a series of insights into particular aspects of steppe life. But the main focus of the book, and the field in which it is most informative and useful, is as a study of the socio-economic transformation of the pastoral lifestyle.

• Chapter 1 Khotont sum in Recent Mongolian History2 Khotont People and Their Herds3 Cycles of Movement and Work4 Social Organization and Family Life5 The Politics of Buddhist Revival6 Time and Tradition on the Steppe7 Nomads in the City8 Development Options9 Herders, State Formation and the Chinese Connection