THE MONGOLS OF MANCHURIA: Their Tribal Divisions, Geographical Relations with Ma

New York [1934], Day. Buff cloth, very good, 311p., map and 2 other fold-out maps, bibliography, index, 13 x 19.5 cm. FIRST EDITION * > An important study, addressing the current problems of the three linked areas. Mongolia enters world affairs, importance & historical background of the Manchurian Mongols, early colonization: the Mongols as the privileged people. Modern colonization: the Chinese become the privileged people. Mongol rebellions, the Mongols under Manchukuo. Mongol tribes, leagues & banners. Northern or Barga division of Hsingan, the eastern or Nonni division of Hsiangan & the lost Mongol territories associated with it. Imperial herdsmen or Suruk Mongols and the Manchu-Mongols. Plus other fascinating essays. . * Lattimore was a well-respected scholar who was fluent in both Chinese and Mongolian. No small feat at the time. He was also well-underwritten by some of the most famous institutions who sponsored his research and Central Asian travels. His books are authoritative, fascinating and give keen insights to the complex relationships in Central Asia, the political forces, the cultural variations of the divergent peoples and the geography. His works are a valuable resource for areas largely neglected at the time mostly because the area was closed for such a long time. Against the odds, he won his way into Mongolia and Central Asia and did his research while traveling in the most primitive areas by the traditional camel, donkey and yak cart. He talked to the people, understood their ways and culture. His record is a valuable insight to who and what was going from the 1920's down to the 1940's. . * Lattimore was a lecturer at Harvard University, researcher for many years at the Social Science Research Council, Harvard-Yenching Institute, and the Guggenheim Foundation as well as at the Institue of Pacific Relations. He was also the Director of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University. . * .