Nation, Territory, and Globalization in Pakistan: Traversing the Margins

ISBN-13: 9781138086647 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 168 str.

Chad Haines

Opis

The Karakoram Highway was constructed by the Pakistani state in the 1970s as a major development project that furthered the national interest and solidified state control over the disputed region of northern Pakistan. Focusing on this highway, this book provides a unique analysis of the links between space, travel and history in the formation of the Pakistan nation-state.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Mapping Liminal Territories: Frontierization and the Making of the Gilgit Agency  2. Landscaping the Colonial State: Rerouting the Gilgit Agency 3. Orienting National Horizons: The Silk Route Imagined  4. Emplacing the Karakoram Highway: From Tourist Spots to Truck Stops  5. Policing Destinations: Tradition, Gender and Spaces of Power  6. Conclusion

O autorze

Chad Haines is Assistant Research Professor with the Centre for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University. His research interests include globalization, nation-state formation, Colonialism/Post Colonialism, urban transformation, tourism, travel and the anthropology of space and place, particularly in the context of South Asia and the Muslim World.