Remoteness and Modernity
Transformation and Continuity in Northern Pakistan
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography, History, Asian, India, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Shafqat Hussain | ISBN: | 9780300213355 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | April 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Shafqat Hussain |
| ISBN: | 9780300213355 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | April 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
This groundbreaking book is the first sustained anthropological inquiry into the idea of remote areas. Shafqat Hussain examines the surprisingly diverse ways the people of Hunza, a remote independent state in Pakistan, have been viewed by outsiders over the past century. He also explores how the Hunza people perceived British colonialists, Pakistani state officials, modern-day Westerners, and others, and how the local people used their remote status strategically, ensuring their own interests were served as they engaged with the outside world.
This groundbreaking book is the first sustained anthropological inquiry into the idea of remote areas. Shafqat Hussain examines the surprisingly diverse ways the people of Hunza, a remote independent state in Pakistan, have been viewed by outsiders over the past century. He also explores how the Hunza people perceived British colonialists, Pakistani state officials, modern-day Westerners, and others, and how the local people used their remote status strategically, ensuring their own interests were served as they engaged with the outside world.
