| Author | : Shafqat Hussain |
| File Size | : 41,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 28 April 2015 |
| ISBN | : 9780300213355 |
| Pages | : 281 pages |
Remoteness and Modernity by Shafqat Hussain Book PDF Summary
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.