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urn:uuid:7cb361f2-54b2-4ba9-adc6-46b1e1ec1fbf 03 01 01 urn:uuid:7cb361f2-54b2-4ba9-adc6-46b1e1ec1fbf 15 9781912186921 06 10.63308/63899870973021.book 00 EB E107 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 01 01 Rural Transitions in Mongolia and Central Asia Pastoralism, Wellbeing and Economic Relations 1 B01 21 0000-0001-9911-4996 Ariell Ahearn 3 B01 21 0000-0001-7116-078X Gantulga Munkherdene 4 B01 21 0000-0002-4623-9426 Takahiro Ozaki First edition. 01 eng 00 300 03 93 JHMC 10 SOC002010 93 JBSL 10 SOC008020 93 JBFN 10 SOC057000 01 06 03 00 <p>Focusing on pastoral and rural communities, this volume highlights ongoing transitions in rural Central Asia. Informed by in-depth case studies from Mongolia, Buryatia and Kyrgyzstan, the essays focus on themes in contemporary pastoralism, including the adaptation and resilience of rural pastoralist livelihoods during and after the Covid-19 pandemic; healing, food and wellbeing, including an examination of rural experiences of wellbeing and the re-invention and revival of traditional foods; and economic relations, including changing spatialisation of labour spurred by mineral extraction, the role of digital media and urban-rural dynamics. The volume presents insights into contemporary human geography and anthropology of the Inner Asian region; highlights the ongoing importance of scholarship on rural places; and offers a critical lens on broader processes of change affecting the region. A collaboration between scholars spanning Japan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, the UK and the USA, the volume showcases work by diverse authors with longstanding engagement in Inner Asia.</p> 04 00 Introduction: Post-Covid Transitions in Inner Asia Ariell Ahearn and Gantulga Munkherdene Part I: Contemporary Pastoralism Chapter 1. On the Trucks and Trailers: Long-Distance Movement and Digital Transformations among Mobile Pastoralists in Post-Pandemic Mongolia Gantulga Munkherdene Chapter 2. Pastoral Society Resilience to Covid-19 Social Disaster in Mongolia’s Bulgan and Sukhbaatar Provinces Takahiro Ozaki Chapter 3. Change and Adaptation as a Way of Life: The Case of Qazaq Pastoralists in Western Mongolia Peter Finke Chapter 4. Women Herders’ Changing Role in Mongolian Pastoralism Troy Sternberg, Bayartogtokh Tserennadmid and Tugsbuyan Bayarbat Part II: Wellbeing and Traditional Foods and Medicine Chapter 5. Sealing the Energy: A Report on Food Practices for Nourishment in Western Mongolia Moe Terao Chapter 6. How Production of Airag (Fermented Mare’s Milk) is Changing in Mongolian Nomadic Pastoralism Yuki Morinaga and Batbuyan Batjav Chapter 7. The Social Significance of Kazakh Chai Feasting in Mongolia Chieko Hirota Chapter 8. Wild Botanicals of Inner Asia in the Times of a Global Health Crisis Sayana Namsaraeva Part III Rural–Urban Dynamics: Networks, Perceptions and Economic Relations Chapter 9. Reconstruction of Pastoral Management and Local Milk Supply in Suburban Areas in Mongolia Takahiro Tomita Chapter 10. Hybridity and Vitality of Culture: Mongolian Traditional Performing Arts During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic Akira Kamimura Chapter 11. Between Khot (City) and Khuduu (Countryside): Negotiating Rural and Urban Identities in Post-Covid Mongolia Daniel J. Murphy, Munkhochir Surenjav, Byambabaatar Ichinkhorloo and Bayartogtokh Tserennadmid Chapter 12. Fragile Networks: The Illusion of the Stable Job in Post-pandemic Mongolia Iris Pakulla Chapter 13. The Role of Covid-19 in Kyrgyz Women’s Lives Zalina Enikeeva Chapter 14. Conspiracy Theories and Public Discontent in Central Asia: The Role of Sinophobia in Mobilising Societal Frustrations Kemel Toktomushev 20 00 Open Access The White Horse Press 01 The White Horse Press 16 UK Research and Innovation Winwick, Cambs. 04 01 20260215 2026 06 15 9781912186914 06 15 9781912186921 06 15 9781917813082 09 The White Horse Press 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.whpress.co.uk/publications/2025/02/06/ruraltransitions/ 99 01 09 The White Horse Press 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.whpress.co.uk/10.63308/63899870973021.book.pdf 99 01