Pamirian crossroads Kirghiz and Wakhi of High Asia
Mapping the Pamirs and Wakhan mountain areas in High Asia, the author researches marginal border areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Tajikistan and how they were used by the Kirghiz and Wakhi peoples over time. Both archival and published textual, photographic and cartographic resources are us...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wiesbaden
Harrassowitz Verlag
2015
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| Summary: | Mapping the Pamirs and Wakhan mountain areas in High Asia, the author researches marginal border areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Tajikistan and how they were used by the Kirghiz and Wakhi peoples over time. Both archival and published textual, photographic and cartographic resources are used to illustrate this exploration of remote Asian mountain areas in the context of boundary-making, crossroads, communities, and migration. |
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| Item Description: | Includes glossary of important terms and toponyms |
| Physical Description: | 559 pages illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits 25 x 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9783447104494 (hbk) 344710449X (hbk) |