The Monguors – Their Language and Culture

Strategies of the Intercultural Dialogue in an Interethnic Milieu

International workshop organized by the Department of Inner Asian Studies, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, March 19–20, 2012

The workshop is supported by the European Union and co-financed by the European Social Fund
(grant agreement no. TAMOP 4.2.1/B-09/1/KMR-2010–0003).

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