Frank Bliss

Social and Economic Change in the Pamirs (Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan)

Translated from German by Nicola Pacult and Sonia Guss with support of Tim Sharp

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 164mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9780415308069
• ISBN-10: 0415308062
• Artikelnr.: 22782710

Autorenporträt

Frank Bliss is Profesor for Development Anthropology at Hamburg University and partner of Bliss & Gaesing - Associated Consultants, planning and evaluating participatory development programs.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. General Features of Gorno-Badakhshan 3. History of the
Pamirs 4. Ethnology of the Pamiris 5. The Kyrgyzes of the Murgab 6.
Ismailis and Sunnis 7. Economy and Society in the Soviet System 8. At the
Bottom - The Economic Collapse 9. International Development Aid 10.
Development Constraints and Prospects Conclusions