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Author Kreutzmann, Hermann, author.

Title Hunza matters : bordering and ordering between ancient and new Silk Roads / Hermann Kreutzmann
Published Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2020

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Summary "Since the mid-19th century, boundary-making in the Pamirian Crossroads had involved the redefining of contested spheres of influence between Great Britain and Russia. Remote mountain microstates had enjoyed a comparatively high degree of autonomy from their immediate neighbours. The incorporation of the Hunza Valley into the British-Kashmirian realm followed a successful military intervention. The colonial project has significantly affected living conditions in the Hunza Valley. Hunza matters addresses the transformation from four perspectives. First, the changing physical infrastructure are analysed from a road perspective. Initially, pack animals and porterage were involved in crossing high passes. Daring geostrategic projects emerged, shedding light on early plans for connecting British India with China by motor road. Much later the Karakoram Highway was built. The latest stage of infrastructure development is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Second, environmental resource utilisation strategies have changed over time. Emphasis has shifted from a predominantly agriculture-based economy towards a market-oriented income generation including extractivism, remittances and services. Third, bordering and ordering is strongly linked to actors and factors. Fourth, new light is shed on prevalent myths that are associated with Alexander the Great and the Silk Roads, longevity and an ideal state. A developmentalism discourse has been transformed in Chinese occupation narrative. All four perspectives are displayed on the basis of archival evidence that has been collected from a wide range of sources, augmented by empirical material collected during four decades."-- Dust flap
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 19, 2020)
Subject Roads -- Pakistan -- Hunza
Commerce
Roads
SUBJECT Hunza (Pakistan) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84048938
Pakistan -- Commerce -- China
China -- Commerce -- Pakistan
Subject China
Pakistan
Pakistan -- Hunza
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783447199612
344719961X