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Book The Pamirs

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  • Author : Charles Adolphus Murray Earl of Dunmore
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1885
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 780 pages

Download or read book The Pamirs written by Charles Adolphus Murray Earl of Dunmore and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Pamirs

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  • Author : Alexander Edward Murray Dunmore
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1893
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 380 pages

Download or read book The Pamirs written by Alexander Edward Murray Dunmore and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Great Journeys across the Pamir Mountains

Download or read book Great Journeys across the Pamir Mountains written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon numerous manuscripts from China and Central Asia, the articles presented in this volume by leading scholars in the field examine a broad range of topics on the multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-ethnic communities along the Silk Road in the medieval period, and cover such topics as the social history of Kucha, book history in Dunhuang, the spread of Manichaeism, the political history of Turkic and Khotanese Kingdoms, and the travelogue of the Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang. They demonstrate that Han Chinese, Khotanese, Sogdians, Tocharians, Tibetans, and Uyghurs have all contributed to constructing a sophisticated international network across Asia. Contributors are: Bi Bo, Chao-jung Ching, Jean Pierre Drège, Ogihara Hirotoshi, Xiaohe Ma, Nicholas Sims-Williams, Xinjiang Rong, Tokio Takata, Xiaofu Wang, Wenkan Xu, Yutaka Yoshida, Lishuang Zhu, Peter Zieme.

Book Storm and Sorrow in the High Pamirs

Download or read book Storm and Sorrow in the High Pamirs written by Robert W. Craig and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1980 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mapping Transition in the Pamirs

Download or read book Mapping Transition in the Pamirs written by Hermann Kreutzmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-25 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By emphasizing on the Pamir region a comprehensive overview of path-dependent and recent developments in a remote mountain region is provided in this book. Overall neglect in the mountainous periphery is contrasted by shifting the centre of attention to the Pamirs situated at the interface between South and Central Asia. From colonial times to now there has been a debate on grasping and locating the area. Here field-work based contributions are collected to provide a variety of perspectives on the Pamirs highlighting transformation and transition in Post-Soviet societies as well as in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The similar ecological environment across borders features the common ground while analyzing development processes in a set of case studies that aim at highlighting certain aspects of regional development.

Book Social and Economic Change in the Pamirs  Gorno Badakhshan  Tajikistan

Download or read book Social and Economic Change in the Pamirs Gorno Badakhshan Tajikistan written by Frank Bliss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Olufsen and Schulz published their monographs on the Pamirs in 1904 and 1914, respectively, this is the first book to deal with the history, anthropology and recent social and economic development of the Pamiri people in Gorno-Badakhshan, Eastern Tajikistan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, such high mountain areas were more or less forgotten and people would have suffered severely from their isolation if an Aga Khan Foundation project in 1993 to 1994 had not afforded broader support. The reader will be confronted by an almost surrealistic world: Pamiri income and living conditions after 1991 dropped to the level of a poor Sahelian country. Former scientists, university professors and engineers found themselves using ox-ploughs to plant potatoes and wheat for survival. On the other hand, 100% literacy and excellent skills proved to be an enormous human capital resource for economic recovery. The first sign of this was an increase in agricultural production, something that had never occurred during Soviet times.

Book Sport on the Pamirs and Turkistan Steppes

Download or read book Sport on the Pamirs and Turkistan Steppes written by Charles Sperling Cumberland and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mountain Panoramas from the Pamirs and Kwen Lun

Download or read book Mountain Panoramas from the Pamirs and Kwen Lun written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Social and Economic Change in the Pamirs  Gorno Badakhshan  Tajikistan

Download or read book Social and Economic Change in the Pamirs Gorno Badakhshan Tajikistan written by Frank Bliss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work takes a comprehensive look at the history, anthropology and recent social and economic development of the Pamiri people in Gorno-Badakhshan, Eastern Tajikistan.

Book Trekking in Tajikistan

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  • Author : Jan Bakker
  • Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
  • Release : 2018-11-15
  • ISBN : 1783627042
  • Pages : 400 pages

Download or read book Trekking in Tajikistan written by Jan Bakker and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide describes twenty high-altitude treks of 2-9 days in the mountains of Tajikistan, covering the Fann Mountains, Pamirs and northern ranges, plus five day hikes near the capital, Dushanbe, and a 10-day trek in the Afghan Wakhan Corridor. As well as detailed route description and 1:100,000 mapping for each trek, there is a wealth of practical advice on transport and visas, trekking support, equipment, cultural awareness, safety and security, as well as background notes on history, flora and fauna and a Tajik-Russian-Pamiri-English glossary. The guide can be used either to plan an independent trek or to select, prepare for and enhance an organised expedition. Known as 'the Roof of the World', Tajikistan is one of the most mountainous countries on Earth, with 93% of its landmass considered mountainous territory. This is where the mighty Himalaya meet the Tian Shan, Karakoram and Hindu Kush, and a centuries-old network of trails criss-crosses the remote terrain, linking isolated villages and shepherds' camps. Although infrastructure is fragile and tourism in its infancy, this Central Asian nation presents some outstanding opportunities for the adventurous trekker. The hand-picked routes showcase Tajikistan's breathtaking landscapes of lofty snow-capped peaks, turquoise lakes and sweeping high-altitude plateaus. Trekking here is also a rich cultural experience: in addition to wild camping, many of the treks include the opportunity to experience the fascinating local culture and warm hospitality in a traditional homestay, meeting those who call this remote wilderness home. This guide will be your companion to discovering Tajikistan, a country with so much to offer and one of Central Asia's best kept secrets.

Book Azan on the Moon

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  • Author : Till Mostowlansky
  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
  • Release : 2017-05-04
  • ISBN : 0822982404
  • Pages : 285 pages

Download or read book Azan on the Moon written by Till Mostowlansky and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Azan on the Moon is an in-depth anthropological study of people's lives along the Pamir Highway in eastern Tajikistan. Constructed in the 1930s in rugged high-altitude terrain, the road fundamentally altered the material and social fabric of this former Soviet outpost on the border with Afghanistan and China. The highway initially brought sentiments of disconnection and hardship, followed by Soviet modernization and development, and ultimately a sense of distinction from bordering countries and urban centers that continues to this day. Based on extensive fieldwork and through an analysis of construction, mobility, technology, media, development, Islam, and the state, Till Mostowlansky shows how ideas of modernity are both challenged and reinforced in contemporary Tajikistan. In the wake of China's rise in Central Asia, people along the Pamir Highway strive to reconcile a modern future with a modern past. Weaving together the road, a population, and a region, Azan on the Moon presents a rich ethnography of global connections

Book Report on the Proceedings of the Pamir Boundary Commission

Download or read book Report on the Proceedings of the Pamir Boundary Commission written by M. G. Gerard and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Pamirs and the Source of the Oxus

Download or read book The Pamirs and the Source of the Oxus written by Marquess George Nathaniel Curzon Curzon of Kedleston and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Identity  History and Trans Nationality in Central Asia

Download or read book Identity History and Trans Nationality in Central Asia written by Dagikhudo Dagiev and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pamiris, or Badakhshanis in popular discourse, form a small group of Iranic peoples who inhabit the mountainous region of Pamir-Hindu Kush, being the historical region of Badakhshan. Pamiri communities are located in the territories of four current nation-states: Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China and Pakistan. This book provides insights in the identity process of a group of mountain communities whose vigorous cultures, languages and complex political history have continued to shape a strategic part of the world. Its various chapters capture what being a Pamiri may entail and critically explore the impact of both trans-regionalism and the globalisation processes on activating, engaging and linking the dispersed communities. The book presents a variety of lines of argument pertaining to Pamiri identity and identification processes. Structured in three parts, the book first addresses themes relevant to the region’s geography and the recent history of Pamiri communities. The second section critically explores the rich philosophical, religious and cultural Pamiri heritage through the writings of prominent historical figures. The final section addresses issues pertaining to the contemporary diffusion of traditions, peace-building, interconnectivity and what it means to be a Pamiri for the youth of the region. Contributions by experts in their field offer fresh insights into the Ismaili communities in the region while successfully updating the historical and ethnographic legacy of Soviet times with present-day scholarship. As the first collection of scholarly contributions in English entirely focusing on the Pamiri people, this book will be of interest to academics in the fields of the history, anthropology, religious studies, sociology, linguistics, education and geography of Central Asia and/or East Asia as well as of Islam, Islamic thought, minority-majority relations, population movements and the processes of defining and affirming identity among minority groups.

Book The Pamirs

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  • Author : Charles Adolphus Murray Earl of Dunmore
  • Publisher : Vanguard Publications
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 784 pages

Download or read book The Pamirs written by Charles Adolphus Murray Earl of Dunmore and published by Vanguard Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Report on the Natural History Results of the Pamir Boundary Commission

Download or read book Report on the Natural History Results of the Pamir Boundary Commission written by Pamir Boundary Commission and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Russian Conquest of Central Asia

Download or read book The Russian Conquest of Central Asia written by Alexander Morrison and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive diplomatic and military history of the Russian conquest of Central Asia, spanning the whole of the nineteenth century.