How Mongolia Matters: War, Law, and Society

Morris Rossabi, Ph.D. (1970), Columbia University is Distinguished Professor at City University of New York and author or editor of 22 books, including Khubilai Khan and Modern Mongolia. He has contributed to catalogs for exhibitions at the Metropolitan and Cleveland Museums of Art.

"This book is not only well-researched and well-considered, but is welcome for its ‘deep analytical insight spun out in persuasive, accessible prose, and always favoring an approach that looks, if even slightly, outside the box’ (p. 69)." – Simon Wickhamsmith, in IIAS Newsletter 84 (2019)."Historically minded scholars interested in the Mongol past will, no doubt, greatly enjoy this volume, particularly the wide variety of topics and the close reading and contextualisation of historical sources written in a multitude of languages." – Elizabeth Fox, University College London, in Inner Asia 20 (2018), p. 159–169.

• List of IllustrationsContributorsIntroduction: Myths about Mongols and Inner Asians - Morris Rossabi1 Sagang Sechen on the Tumu Incident - Johan Elverskog2 What did the Qianlong Court Mean by huairou yuanren 怀柔远人? An Examination of Manchu, Mongol and Tibetan Translations of the Term as it Appears in Chengde Steles, as a Defense of “New Qing History” - James Millward3 Jochi and the Early Western Campaigns - Christopher Atwood4 Iran’s Mongol Experience - David Morgan5 Qipchak Networks of Power in Mongol China - Michael Brose6 “How the Mongols Mattered: A Perspective from Law” - Bettine Birge7 Celebrating War with the Mongols - David M. Robinson8 Flank Contact, Social Contexts, and Riding Patterns in Eurasia, 500–1500 - Pamela Kyle Crossley9 Modern Origins of Chinggis Khan Worship: The Mongolian Response to Japanese Influences - Yuki Konagaya10 Mongolia: Addressing the Risks and Promises of the Nuclear Age - Enkhsaikhan JargalsaikhanBibliography Index