Mongolia and the UK in the 20th Century (eBook)

This book explores the history of Mongolia's relations with external powers via the prism of the relationship with the UK, drawing on archival documents and other historical resources in different languages such as Russian, Chinese and Mongolian. From the early history of the Mongolian state as part of the socialist alliance, Mongolia has had relations with the UK, which was the first western nation to recognize Mongolian independence in 1963. The evolving political situation in Mongolia and the world is here refracted through the relationship with the UK. Further, it introduces readers to the cultural and ideological differences between Mongolian foreign relations belong to different historical periods. This book will be of interest to scholars of Asia, of the post-socialist world, and of the role of the UK in the world.

Dr Zolboo Dashnyam is Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of International Affairs, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Mongolia since 1997 and appointed as Director in 2018. He also served as Head of the Archival Unit at the Cabinet Secretariat, Mongolian Government and as a researcher at the National Archives of Mongolia and head of the Mongolian Centre of British Studies NGO.

He received his Ph.D. in the History of Mongolian Foreign Relations from the National University of Mongolia in 2011. He was awarded by the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) fellow of the U.S. Department of State (2020), Chinese Studies fellowship of Taiwan (2018) and ITEC fellow of India (2016). He has written two monographs as an author and edited six books, and published roughly ten journal articles. He has been serving as Editor in Chief of the Journal of International Studies (in Mongolian) and the Mongolian Journal of International Affairs (in English) since 2018.

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This book explores the history of Mongolia's relations with external powers via the prism of the relationship with the UK, drawing on archival documents and other historical resources in different languages such as Russian, Chinese and Mongolian. From the early history of the Mongolian state as part of the socialist alliance, Mongolia has had relations with the UK, which was the first western nation to recognize Mongolian independence in 1963. The evolving political situation in Mongolia and the world is here refracted through the relationship with the UK. Further, it introduces readers to the cultural and ideological differences between Mongolian foreign relations belong to different historical periods. This book will be of interest to scholars of Asia, of the post-socialist world, and of the role of the UK in the world.