Herdsman to statesman : the autobiography of Jamsrangiin Sambuu of Mongolia

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Herdsman to statesman : the autobiography of Jamsrangiin Sambuu of Mongolia

introduced and edited by Morris Rossabi ; translated by Mary Rossabi

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010

  • : cloth

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Paths of life

Am'dralyn Zamnalaas

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"Jamsrangiin Sambuu's autobiography, Paths of life, which has been translated in this volume ..."--P. 1

"J. Sambuu, Am'dralyn Zamnalaas (Paths of life) (Ulaan Baatar: State Publishing Group, 1965 and 1970)"--P. 4

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index

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Description

This compelling autobiography encapsulates the profound changes that transformed the underdeveloped world in the twentieth century. Jamsrangiin Sambuu, born in 1895 to a herder family in a remote region of Mongolia, rose to become ambassador and eventually president of a haltingly industrialized and urbanized Communist country. In the process, he came to know Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and other leading figures. Sambuu relates horrifying vignettes of the harsh and oppressive rule over Mongolia by the Chinese, the Manchus, and the Mongolian nobility and lamas until 1911. Yet his stories of exploitation and torture are balanced by a lively, picturesque, and informative portrait of traditional herding life, including diet, popular religion, marital ceremonies, and medicine. Sambuu relates how his visceral hatred of the avaricious Mongolian Buddhist monks and nobles prompted him to join the Communist movement in the early 1920s. Valued for his education and work ethic, he rose rapidly in the Party bureaucracy, becoming ambassador to the Soviet Union during World War II and to North Korea during the Korean War. Recounting his eventful diplomatic career, Sambuu paints vivid portraits of Stalin, Anastas Mikoyan, and other prominent Soviet leaders. Enriched by a thoughtful introduction by leading scholar Morris Rossabi that sets the historical stage, this life story of a still-beloved Mongolian illuminates a world few in the West have seen.

Table of Contents

Jamsrangiin Sambuu and His Autobiography: Paths of Life Paths of Life: A Translation Preface Chapter 1: My Ignorant Simple Childhood Chapter 2: Becoming Acquainted With the Hardships of Life Chapter 3: Loving Lessons from My Parents Chapter 4: Living at the Official Ministry for Two Months Chapter 5: Every Man Is Different Chapter 6: The Strong One Is Always Right Chapter 7: Time to Begin Lending a Hand with the Writing Work Chapter 8: How I Became a Family Man Chapter 9: Setting Out by Horseback Armed against the Occupier Chapter 10: The Road to Educating the People through the Party Chapter 11: Carrying Out the Responsibility of Trust Chapter 12: Representing Our Government to Our Friendly Neighbor Chapter 13: The Soviet Union Breaks Up an Attack Chapter 14: Examining a Firm Friendship in the Heat of a Historic Struggle Chapter 15: The End of the Harmful War and the Beginning of Peace Time Chapter 16: An Honorable Task for the People and the Country Selected Bibliography

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