1. Ethnicizing the Children of Past Conquerors: Historical narratives of Mongols and Manchus in 20th- century China Telling the History of the Mongols Flemming Chrisstiansen University of Leeds WUN video seminar 4 December 2006

2. Telling the History of the Mongols Overlapping Histories:  Mongols in National History: Genghis and Kubilai as National Heroes of China – the History of the Mongol Empire – the History of China  Mongolia as Part of China before and after 1911 – the History of Inner Mongolia  Inner Mongolia since 1947 – the History of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR)  Mongols in China and beyond – the History of the Mongols  Mongols in Modern and Contemporary Chinese history – the CCP - Collaboration with Japan – Yalta – Autonomy

3. Telling the History of the Mongols Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region  National autonomy, based on multi-national character of Chinese State and unity of China's territory  Separation from Mongolia across the border as outcome of Yalta  Presumption of national character, based on Stalin’s definitions of nationhood  General “developmentalist” bias against national minorities  Synthesised and sanitised minority culture in keeping with national political values

4. Telling the History of the Mongols Conflict between:  Image of timeless, idyllic past, traditional culture, symbols of ``ethnic’’ nationhood  Historiographic teleologies of Chinese nation Socialism and communism Mongol nationhood?  Global significance of Pan-Mongolian “soft power” engagement: IMAR as centre for and repository of authentic Mongolian culture, history and language.

5. Telling the History of the Mongols Cases:  The Boxer indemnity and Han colonialism  Demchugdongrub (De Wang) and the collaboration with the Japanese: Treason or pursuit of nationhood?  Ulanhu, Chinese communism, and IMAR  Ulanhu, revolution and Mongolian exceptionalism  The Cultural Revolution and the struggle against Inner Mongolian People's Party: Class or ethnicity?

6. Telling the History of the Mongols History writing as profession:  Dealing pragmatically with the discourses of state and nationhood  Presenting empirical evidence and engaging in dialogues on interpretation  Developing epistemic communities across borders  Shifting focus away from grand issues Narratives of nation:  China and the Mongols