Book
Nationalism and hybridity in Mongolia
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press • Oxford • Published In 1998 • Pages:
By: Bulag, Uradyn Erden.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of modern Mongolian identity by an author of mixed Mongolian-Chinese parentage from Inner Mongolia. On a trip to Mongolia, Bulag encountered prejudice by locals, who considered him Chinese, not Mongolian. This personal experience prompted this study. Bulag examines the difference and tension between a narrow subethnic-based nationalism and a more open, pan-Mongolianism, and how past political history, current geopolitics, and socialist and capitalist development have influenced both types of identity. He discusses how under Soviet-sponsored socialist development, the Hahl ethnic group became institutionalized as the authentic Mongolian identity, thus marginalizing all other Mongolian ethnic groups in the country. Bulag also discusses the racialization of Mongol identity evident in the public discourse on the Mongolian blue spot, perceived rise in the incidence of mental retardation, and use of the category of 'half-breed' (ERLIIZ) to describe Inner Mongolians. Bulag argues that in the past, hybrid groups were able to form their own clans and thereby remain part of the tribe. However, no equivalent mechanism exists today. Invoking the work of Salman Rushdie, Bulag advocates for the future of a hybrid Inner Mongolian identity, one situated between Mongolia's racialized identity and China's Han-centric Chinese identity.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Ethnic stratification
- Tribe and nation
- Form and rules of government
- External relations
- Disabilities
- Ideas about nature and people
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mongolia
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2006
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2005
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1991-1992
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1990-1992
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Uradyn E. Bulag
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]-296) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 97039268
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mongolia