Main entry:

Aldrich, M. A., author.

Title & Author:

Ulaanbaatar beyond water and grass : a guide to the capital of Mongolia / M.A. Aldrich.

Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, The University of Hong Kong, [2018]
©2018

Description:

xix, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-281) and index.
Part I The City p. 1 -- 1 The Plan of the City p. 3 -- 2 Memories p. 9 -- 3 Faith p. 40 -- 4 Architecture and Decoration p. 63 -- Part II The Sites p. 81 -- 5 Eastern Monastic Settlement (Züün Khüree) p. 83 -- 6 Sükhbaatar Square (a.k.a. Chinggis Khan Square) p. 99 -- 7 To the South of Sükhbaatar Square p. 118 -- 8 Between the Monastic Settlements p. 139 -- 9 Western Monastic Settlement (Baruun Khüree) p. 160 -- 10 'Consulate Hill' and Environs p. 181 -- 11 'Chinatown' (Maimachin) p. 204 -- 12 To the South p. 209 -- 13 Farther Afield p. 232 -- 14 The Holy Mountain (Bogd Uul) p. 249.

Summary:

Ulaanbaatar beyond Water and Grass is the first book in the English language that takes the visitors to an in-depth exploration of the capital of Mongolia. In the first section of the book, M.A. Aldrich paints a detailed portrait of the history, religion, and architecture of Ulaanbaatar with reference to how the city evolved from a monastic settlement to a communist-inspired capital and finally to a major city of free-wheeling capitalism and Tammany Hall politics. The second section of the book offers the reader a tour of different sites within the city and beyond, bringing back to life the h.

ISBN:

9888208675 (paperback)
9789888208678 (paperback)

Subject:

Travel Far East. Asia.
Travel.
Hauptstadt
Landeskunde
Sehenswürdigkeit
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) Description and travel.
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) Guidebooks.
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) History.
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar.
Ulan Bator
Mongolei

Form/genre:

Guidebooks.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 308862
Call No.: BIB 254185
Status: Available