1st Edition
Nation, Territory, and Globalization in Pakistan Traversing the Margins
By Chad Haines
Copyright 2012
168 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
168 Pages
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Routledge
176 Pages
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Routledge
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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 Pakistani nation-state.
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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
Biography
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.
