Christopher Kaplonski
Biographic Data
| ID | 98586 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Kaplonski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Kaplonski |
| SIGNATURE | KAPLONSKI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia
The Lama Question: Violence, Sovereignty, and Exception in Early Socialist Mongolia
In The lama question Chris Kaplonski examines the struggle between the new socialist government, which came to power following the overthrow of a Buddhist theocracy, and the dominant Buddhist establishment for the hearts and the minds of the populace in early socialist Mongolia (1924–1940). Spread over a decade and a half, the contest between the socialist government and Buddhists ultimately resulted in the death of approximately 18,000 Buddhist …
Resorting to Violence: Technologies of Exception, Contingent States and the Repression of Buddhist Lamas in 1930s Mongolia
Drawing upon extensive archival research, in this paper I re-examine the relationship among political violence, sovereignty and the state of exception through the lens of 'the question of the lamas', a power struggle between the early Mongolian socialist state and the Buddhist establishment in the 1920s-1930s. I use the Mongolian case to argue for a revisioning of the state of exception as 'technologies of exception', to better highlight the flui…
Neither Truth nor Reconciliation: Political Violence and the Singularity of Memory in Post‐socialist Mongolia 1
This paper explores the forms of memory of political violence in post‐socialist Mongolia. In particular, I examine why Mongolia has not established a truth and reconciliation commission, pursued a policy of lustration or followed any of the other paths often taken after an episode of political violence or repression. I argue that Mongolia has not done so largely as a result of a particular emphasis on personal memory in the form of ‘singularities…
Mongolian Buddhism: The Rise and Fall of the Sangha
The End of post-socialism? An Account of the 1st of July Riots in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Prelude to violence: Show trials and state power in 1930s Mongolia
In this article, I examine the role of show trials in 1930s socialist Mongolia as a precursor to state violence. I argue that the show trial I focus on here, held in October 1937, paved the way for imminent state violence by portraying a threat against the state from an extensive conspiracy of high-ranking Buddhist figures and former government leaders. The trial not only served to justify the violence that was to come but also sought to turn peo…
The Case of the Disappearing Chinggis Khaan: Dismembering the Remembering
Автор статьи о “забытом” Чингисхане указывает на то, что вопреки расхожему мнению, Чингисхан вовсе не был фигурой умолчания в социалистической Монголии. На самом деле ограничены были лишь рамки возможной интерпретации и оценки значения этого исторического деятеля. Статья посвящена исследованию того, почему же коллективная память в постсоциалистической Монголии настаивает на лишь недавнем возвращении фигуры Чингисхана из “забвения”. Реконструируя …
Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire
I think that every time I open Christopher Atwood's new Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire, I learn something new.While this could be taken as an indication of my ignorance of things Mongolian, I prefer to think of it as a testament to the depth and breadth of Atwood's work and ability that the Encyclopedia represents. Although geared towards a more general audience (looking up 'ger' sends you to the more popular 'yurt' and 'airag' te…
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Coming of Age in Post-Soviet Russia
Coming of Age in Post-Soviet Russia. Fran Markowitz. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000. 245 pp
The Mongolian Impact on Eurasia: A Reassessment
According to a recent popular book on the Mongols, "The storm that swept across the world during the thirteenth century changed the political boundaries of Asia and Europe, uprooted entire peoples and dispersed them across the continent. It transformed the ethnic character of many regions, while at the same time permanently changing the strength and influence of the three major religions: Islam, Buddhism and Christianity" (Marshall 1993, 15–16).1…
Historical Dictionary of Mongolia
Inner Asia 1 (1999): 131–133 Reprinted 2008 © Global Oriental Ltd Book Review Alan J.K. Sanders Historical Dictionary of Mongolia Lanham, MD. and London: Scarecrow Press, 1996 ISBN: 0-8108-3077-9 This is a rather odd book. In many respects, it represents an impressive piece of scholarship and a valuable work of reference. In other respects, however, it reveals a bewildering choice of topics, both of those included and those left out. At first gla…
Creating national identity in socialist Mongolia
This article is part of the following collections: Critical Reader in Central Asian Studies: 40 Years of Central Asian Survey
Collective memory and Chingunjav's rebellion
Prelude to violence: Show trials and state power in 1930s Mongolia
In this article, I examine the role of show trials in 1930s socialist Mongolia as a precursor to state violence. I argue that the show trial I focus on here, held in October 1937, paved the way for imminent state violence by portraying a threat against the state from an extensive conspiracy of high-ranking Buddhist figures and former government leaders. The trial not only served to justify the violence that was to come but also sought to turn peo…
Creating national identity in socialist Mongolia
This article is part of the following collections: Critical Reader in Central Asian Studies: 40 Years of Central Asian Survey
The Case of the Disappearing Chinggis Khaan: Dismembering the Remembering
Автор статьи о “забытом” Чингисхане указывает на то, что вопреки расхожему мнению, Чингисхан вовсе не был фигурой умолчания в социалистической Монголии. На самом деле ограничены были лишь рамки возможной интерпретации и оценки значения этого исторического деятеля. Статья посвящена исследованию того, почему же коллективная память в постсоциалистической Монголии настаивает на лишь недавнем возвращении фигуры Чингисхана из “забвения”. Реконструируя …
Collective memory and Chingunjav's rebellion
Resorting to Violence: Technologies of Exception, Contingent States and the Repression of Buddhist Lamas in 1930s Mongolia
Drawing upon extensive archival research, in this paper I re-examine the relationship among political violence, sovereignty and the state of exception through the lens of 'the question of the lamas', a power struggle between the early Mongolian socialist state and the Buddhist establishment in the 1920s-1930s. I use the Mongolian case to argue for a revisioning of the state of exception as 'technologies of exception', to better highlight the flui…
The End of post-socialism? An Account of the 1st of July Riots in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Mongolian Buddhism: The Rise and Fall of the Sangha
Collective memory and Chingunjav's rebellion
Creating national identity in socialist Mongolia
This article is part of the following collections: Critical Reader in Central Asian Studies: 40 Years of Central Asian Survey
Historical Dictionary of Mongolia
Inner Asia 1 (1999): 131–133 Reprinted 2008 © Global Oriental Ltd Book Review Alan J.K. Sanders Historical Dictionary of Mongolia Lanham, MD. and London: Scarecrow Press, 1996 ISBN: 0-8108-3077-9 This is a rather odd book. In many respects, it represents an impressive piece of scholarship and a valuable work of reference. In other respects, however, it reveals a bewildering choice of topics, both of those included and those left out. At first gla…
The Mongolian Impact on Eurasia: A Reassessment
According to a recent popular book on the Mongols, "The storm that swept across the world during the thirteenth century changed the political boundaries of Asia and Europe, uprooted entire peoples and dispersed them across the continent. It transformed the ethnic character of many regions, while at the same time permanently changing the strength and influence of the three major religions: Islam, Buddhism and Christianity" (Marshall 1993, 15–16).1…
Coming of Age in Post-Soviet Russia
Coming of Age in Post-Soviet Russia. Fran Markowitz. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000. 245 pp
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
The Case of the Disappearing Chinggis Khaan: Dismembering the Remembering
Автор статьи о “забытом” Чингисхане указывает на то, что вопреки расхожему мнению, Чингисхан вовсе не был фигурой умолчания в социалистической Монголии. На самом деле ограничены были лишь рамки возможной интерпретации и оценки значения этого исторического деятеля. Статья посвящена исследованию того, почему же коллективная память в постсоциалистической Монголии настаивает на лишь недавнем возвращении фигуры Чингисхана из “забвения”. Реконструируя …
Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire
I think that every time I open Christopher Atwood's new Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire, I learn something new.While this could be taken as an indication of my ignorance of things Mongolian, I prefer to think of it as a testament to the depth and breadth of Atwood's work and ability that the Encyclopedia represents. Although geared towards a more general audience (looking up 'ger' sends you to the more popular 'yurt' and 'airag' te…
Neither Truth nor Reconciliation: Political Violence and the Singularity of Memory in Post‐socialist Mongolia 1
This paper explores the forms of memory of political violence in post‐socialist Mongolia. In particular, I examine why Mongolia has not established a truth and reconciliation commission, pursued a policy of lustration or followed any of the other paths often taken after an episode of political violence or repression. I argue that Mongolia has not done so largely as a result of a particular emphasis on personal memory in the form of ‘singularities…
Mongolian Buddhism: The Rise and Fall of the Sangha
The End of post-socialism? An Account of the 1st of July Riots in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Prelude to violence: Show trials and state power in 1930s Mongolia
In this article, I examine the role of show trials in 1930s socialist Mongolia as a precursor to state violence. I argue that the show trial I focus on here, held in October 1937, paved the way for imminent state violence by portraying a threat against the state from an extensive conspiracy of high-ranking Buddhist figures and former government leaders. The trial not only served to justify the violence that was to come but also sought to turn peo…
Resorting to Violence: Technologies of Exception, Contingent States and the Repression of Buddhist Lamas in 1930s Mongolia
Drawing upon extensive archival research, in this paper I re-examine the relationship among political violence, sovereignty and the state of exception through the lens of 'the question of the lamas', a power struggle between the early Mongolian socialist state and the Buddhist establishment in the 1920s-1930s. I use the Mongolian case to argue for a revisioning of the state of exception as 'technologies of exception', to better highlight the flui…
The Lama Question: Violence, Sovereignty, and Exception in Early Socialist Mongolia
In The lama question Chris Kaplonski examines the struggle between the new socialist government, which came to power following the overthrow of a Buddhist theocracy, and the dominant Buddhist establishment for the hearts and the minds of the populace in early socialist Mongolia (1924–1940). Spread over a decade and a half, the contest between the socialist government and Buddhists ultimately resulted in the death of approximately 18,000 Buddhist …
Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia
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