Wakhan Quadrangle : exploration and espionage during and after the Great Game /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kreutzmann, Hermann (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2017.
Temas:
Espionage > Afghanistan > Vākhān (Region)
Espionage > Afghanistan > Badakhshān.
Discoveries in geography.
Espionnage > Afghānistān > Badakhshān.
Découvertes géographiques.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
Discoveries in geography
Espionage
Vākhān (Afghanistan : Region) > Discovery and exploration.
Badakhshān (Afghanistan) > Discovery and exploration.
Badakhshān (Afghānistān) > Découverte et exploration.
Afghanistan > Badakhshān
Afghanistan > Vākhān (Region)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Titel; Imprint; Contens; Avant-propos; Travelogues from forgotten visitors ; Introducing actors and interests ; Narrowing down the context
  • Munshi Abdul Rahim's mission; Contents and comments; The immediate aftermath and long-lasting effects; Transliteration and transcription ; Copyright ; Introduction ; From river source to geopolitical pivot
  • The great game on the Oxus; Dominance and restructuring
  • 40 years that shaped Central Asia.
  • Men on the ground
  • an Anglo-Russian contestGambling in the great game
  • a multi-tier playground; Intellectual support during the Great Game; Endgame in the Wakhan quadrangle; Missions with an aim ; From Kashgar to Wakhan; Colonial masters depending on Indigenous intermediaries
  • collaboration in map-making and reconnaissance; Muslim trackers in trans-frontier Central Asia; A 'skeleton map'; John Biddulph
  • commanding officer and mastermind; Mukhtar Shah and Munshi Abdul Rahim
  • two travellers on their way to Badakhshan.
  • Munshi Abdul Rahim's journey revisited
  • from colonial ignorance to present-day receptionMunshi Abdul Rahim's visit at a crucial time for wakhan and Badakhshan; Topics covered and highlighted in Munshi Abdul Rahim's report;
  • religion ;
  • Ceremonies on the birth of a son ;
  • Marriage ceremonies ;
  • On death ;
  • Education;
  • Built environment ;
  • Administrative division;
  • Agriculture;
  • Animal husbandry;
  • Authority and rule;
  • Wakhan within Badakhshan.
  • Ishkashim
  • Zebak ;
  • Warduj;
  • Faizabad ;
  • On the holy mantle ;
  • Sale of slaves ;
  • Manufactures of Badakhshan ;
  • Mineral wealth and other produce ;
  • Indian goods in Badakhshan ;
  • Russian goods in Badakhshan;
  • Bokharan goods ;
  • Goods from Qataghan and Kunduz;
  • Products from Chitral ;
  • Artisans and craftsmen from Faizabad.
  • Khamchán, the ancient capital
  • On the tribes of Badakshán ;
  • The tribe of Hazáras ;
  • On religion ;
  • On learning ;
  • On house-building ;
  • On habits of hospitality ;
  • Habits of the inhabitants of Badakhshan ;
  • On giving and taking girls in marriage.
  • Pride of race of the tribes.

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