Owen Lattimore interviewed by Caroline Humphrey, 21st May 1983 – Part 1 (transcript)

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Owen Lattimore describes Mongolia of the early 20th century and the aftermath of revolutions in that period. He discusses how he came to China and Mongolia; his training and efforts to learn Mongolian; caravans, trade, and currency in the pre-Revolutionary period; his participation in a caravan; labour relations in nomadic pastoral society, and the place of Mongolian pastoralism in cultural evolution; the role of women; social stratification; Russian presence in Mongolia; changes since his first visit; Kazakhs.

1983