Journal
CENTRAL ASIAN SURVEY
Volume 29, Issue 3, Pages 289-304Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2010.518008
Keywords
gold mining; political rulership; wealth; Qing Empire; Mongolia
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- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) [PTA-030-2003-00784]
- Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant [7376]
- British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellowship [PDF/2009/423]
- American Center for Mongolian Studies Research Fellowship
- Frederick Sheldon Travelling Fellowship (Harvard University)
- Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellowship
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This article examines the politics of gold mining in the Mongolian cultural region during the Qing period and today. By drawing on archival material and accounts by travellers of the period, the authors situate the current mining boom within its greater historical context. Since the exploration of gold has been surrounded by enduring notions of exclusivity and purity, the article shows how mining for gold has historically been closely related to Mongolian practices of political rulership. By examining the current mining boom in Mongolia from a broader historical perspective, the article argues that this extractive economy involves much more than a search for profit.
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