This book describes the process of collectivisation policy and the "collectivisation movement" in Mongolia in the 20th century, which affected the entire agricultural sector and resulted in the "socialisation" of livestock. This brought about changes in the use of land and pasture, in the way of life and in the mentality of Mongolian pastoralists. The monograph mainly covers the years 19331959. For the study of the subject, mainly archival sources are used, which refer to the 20 years between 1940 and 1959 and thus, assuming the social development goals of the time, concentrate mainly on the period before the transition to socialism.

Reveals how the policy for land use of herders was coordinated with the experiment of building socialism in Mongolia Presents findings on Mongolia's attempts to remodel the pastoral nomadic society in a socialist manner Adds to the 20th-century Asian historiography, Mongolian studies, and the study of socialism

Autorentext

Dr.Turdalai Radnaased is Scientific Secretary of the Institute of International Studies of the Academy of Sciences (MAS), Mongolia, since 2018.He co-authored more than 20 books on the history of Mongolia in the 20th century and published more than 50 articles in academic journals. Since 2018, Dr. R. Turdalai has been working as Deputy Editor of "Journal of International Studies" and "Mongolian Journal of International Affairs, respectively.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Land relations in the period before the formation of the cooperative system (1921-1931).- Chapter 2: Land relations in the People's Production Collective (1932-1952).- Chapter 3: Land conditions of agricultural production collectives (1953-1959).- Chapter 4: Agricultural-Collective Land Relations and Local Government Restructuring (1935-1959).