Mongolia & Mongol People - History, Asia - Travel Essays & Descriptions - General & Miscellaneous, East Asia - Travel
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Overview
The ways of the Foreign Office are mysterious: "the FO is sometimes like the army: if you belong to a minority faith you can be dismissed from church parade and sent on an obscure fatigue". Reginald Hibbert had read Russian at Oxford and it was thus he found himself resident Chargé d'Affaires at Ulan Bator in the Mongolian Peoples' Republic from 1964 to 1967. The Hibberts travelled to Mongolia to become the first Westerners resident there at the height of the Cold War among a diplomatic corps consisting entirely of representatives from eastern Europe and Asia. Letters from Mongolia is a vivid chronicle of the authors' experiences and an invaluable insight into the country in which they served.
Synopsis
During Reginald's career with the British Foreign Office, he and Ann shared postings in many parts of the world. Here is a collection of letters they wrote to their parents from Ulan Bator in 1964-66. They were the first Western representatives to take up permanent residence at the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic. They did not know the letters were being preserved, but now find they shed light on getting to know Mongolia, the difficulties for wives and children in remote postings, and the machinations of diplomatic work in a minuscule post. A note on transliteration and pronunciation is included. Distributed in the US by Palgrave. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
March 1, 2005
Publisher
I. B.Tauris & Company, Limited
Pages
272
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781850435785