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Editorial Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Chronology of Important Events Country Profile Introduction Developments in 1989 Historical Setting The Society and Its Environment Society and Its Environment Geography Population Ethnic and Linguistic Groups Society Pastoral Nomadism Traditional Patterns Planned Modernization Collectivized Farming and Herding Collectivized Farming and Herding Modernized Nomads Work Collectives Kinship, Family, and Marriage Position of Women Social Mobility Cultural Unity and Mongol Identity Religion Health and Welfare Education The Economy Government and Politics National Security Appendix Index

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