In the 1970s, in his capacity as government representative from the Afghan Institute of Archaeology, Ghulam Rahman Amiri accompanied a joint Afghan-US archaeological mission to the Sistan region of southwest Afghanistan. The results of his work were published in Farsi as a descriptive ethnographic monograph. The Helmand Baluch is the first English translation of Amiri's extraordinary encounters. This rich ethnography describes the cultural, political, and economic systems of the Baluch people living in the lower Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan. It is an area that has received little study…mehr
In the 1970s, in his capacity as government representative from the Afghan Institute of Archaeology, Ghulam Rahman Amiri accompanied a joint Afghan-US archaeological mission to the Sistan region of southwest Afghanistan. The results of his work were published in Farsi as a descriptive ethnographic monograph. The Helmand Baluch is the first English translation of Amiri's extraordinary encounters. This rich ethnography describes the cultural, political, and economic systems of the Baluch people living in the lower Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan. It is an area that has received little study since the early 20th Century, yet is a region with a remarkable history in one of the most volatile territories in the world.
Ghulam Rahman Amiri, a historian at Kabul University, served as Director of the Training Center for the Department of Civil Aviation of Afghanistan and was then an academic member of the Kabul Museum. After the Soviet invasion of 1979, he was elevated to the role of Minister of Tourism for Afghanistan. Several years later, he ran afoul of government policies, was jailed, then forced to flee to India. Amiri eventually emigrated to Denmark, where he passed away from Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) in 2003.
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Download Table of Contents List of Illustrations Editors' Foreword William B. Trousdale and Mitchell Allen Note on Translation and Transliteration William B. Trousdale About the Author Babrak Amiri About the Editors Preface Introduction Chapter 1. History of Sistan Chapter 2. Geography of the Helmand Basin Chapter 3. Agricultural and Pastoral Production Chapter 4. Crafts, Trade, and Travel Chapter 5. Labor and Family Relationships Chapter 6. Education, Health, Religion, and Cultural Norms Conclusions Afterword: The Helmand Baluch and Native Ethnography Mitchell Allen Appendix A: Tribes of the Lower Helmand Valley Appendix B: Climate Data from Zaranj and Deshu Meteorological Station Appendix C: Monthly Water Flows at Charburjak Station Glossary References Index
Download Table of Contents List of Illustrations Editors' Foreword William B. Trousdale and Mitchell Allen Note on Translation and Transliteration William B. Trousdale About the Author Babrak Amiri About the Editors Preface Introduction Chapter 1. History of Sistan Chapter 2. Geography of the Helmand Basin Chapter 3. Agricultural and Pastoral Production Chapter 4. Crafts, Trade, and Travel Chapter 5. Labor and Family Relationships Chapter 6. Education, Health, Religion, and Cultural Norms Conclusions Afterword: The Helmand Baluch and Native Ethnography Mitchell Allen Appendix A: Tribes of the Lower Helmand Valley Appendix B: Climate Data from Zaranj and Deshu Meteorological Station Appendix C: Monthly Water Flows at Charburjak Station Glossary References Index
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