Below is a compilation of recent books by ANU academics working on Mongolia. There are many other publications such as journal articles and policy reports which are not able to be listed here.
Photo by Natasha Fijn
The Mongolia Institute prides itself on the wide range of research it publishes on the region. Mongolian experts explore such topics as health, human-animal relations, water management, environmental degradation, political borders, hidden histories and even nuclear weapons disarmament. From Archaeology to contemporary politics, the Institute’s projects take a holistic view across the Mongolian region (Inner Asia, including Inner Mongolia within China, Mongolia, Tuva and Buryatia).
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This book provides a fresh perspective on how we might rethink more-than-human relationality and why it is important to "nurture alternative futures."
Natasha Fijn co-edited a special issue in Anthropology Today on the topic of mutuality, which included her article on 'A mutual ecological approach to health in Mongolia'.
Mongol Mountain Journey is young adult fiction book, set in the thirteenth century during the time of Chinggis Khan.
Too often, our focus on the relative handful of countries with nuclear weapons keeps us from asking an important question: Why do so many more states not have such weapons?
Mongols from Country to City examines the process of cultural change in Mongol societies since the early twentieth century.
Natasha Fijn examines the process of animal domestication in a study that blends biological and social anthropology, ethology, and ethnography.
The first complete history of the Ilkhanate to be published in English since 1968.
The 13th century Secret History of the Mongols, covering the great Cinggis Qan’s (1162-1227) ancestry and life, stands out as a literary monument of first magnitude.