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Past and Present Globalization in Mongolia

by Pearse Anderson (USA)

Mongolia

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Altangerel, a boy aspiring to continue the family tradition and become a horse racer, wrestles the reigns of his semi-domesticated horse among plastic trash and goat droppings. At night he asks for my help to translate English video game character names on his phone, a sign of changing nomadic life.
Altangerel, a boy aspiring to continue the family tradition and become a horse racer, wrestles the reigns of his semi-domesticated horse among plastic trash and goat droppings. At night he asks for my help to translate English video game character names on his phone, a sign of changing nomadic life.
A flight of pigeons burst into the sky after eating traditional offerings left on an ovoo, a Tengriist rock shrine. In such a developed capital, ovoo hilltop mounds remain some of the only open spaces not yet built over with apartment complexes or office towers.
A flight of pigeons burst into the sky after eating traditional offerings left on an ovoo, a Tengriist rock shrine. In such a developed capital, ovoo hilltop mounds remain some of the only open spaces not yet built over with apartment complexes or office towers.
Jargal, an assistant herder, waits for his milk tea to cool down before sipping. Mongolian milk tea was popularized by Mongolian armies across the world during the height of the Mongolian Empire but has decreased in popularity for centuries, now mostly returning to being a local beverage.
Jargal, an assistant herder, waits for his milk tea to cool down before sipping. Mongolian milk tea was popularized by Mongolian armies across the world during the height of the Mongolian Empire but has decreased in popularity for centuries, now mostly returning to being a local beverage.
A horse wanders the deindustrialized streets of Kharkhorin, once the capital to the global Mongolian Empire. Now replaced by military vans, trucks, and secondhand vehicles, horses remain a symbol of many of Mongolia’s deep traditions in contrast to gasoline, a geopolitically tense resource.
A horse wanders the deindustrialized streets of Kharkhorin, once the capital to the global Mongolian Empire. Now replaced by military vans, trucks, and secondhand vehicles, horses remain a symbol of many of Mongolia’s deep traditions in contrast to gasoline, a geopolitically tense resource.
A panoramic view of Ulaanbaatar from a northeastern “ger district,” one of the unplanned communities built during the liberalization and globalization of Mongolia. A quarter of the entire country lives in Ulaanbaatar ger districts, though many dream of moving elsewhere, especially abroad.
A panoramic view of Ulaanbaatar from a northeastern “ger district,” one of the unplanned communities built during the liberalization and globalization of Mongolia. A quarter of the entire country lives in Ulaanbaatar ger districts, though many dream of moving elsewhere, especially abroad.

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