Social and Economic Change in the Pamirs (Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan): Translated from German by Nicola...

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Frank Bliss Nicola Pacult

Social and Economic Change in the Pamirs (Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan)

Translated from German by Nicola Pacult and Sonia Guss with support of Tim Sharp

Frank Bliss, Nicola Pacult, Sonia Guss , Tim Sharp

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Routledge
17 September 2010

Ethnic studies; Sociology; Social & cultural anthropology; Economics; Development economics

Since Olufsen and Schulz published their monographs on the Pamirs in 1904 and 1914, respectively, this is the first book to deal with the history, anthropology and recent social and economic development of the Pamiri people in Gorno-Badakhshan, Eastern Tajikistan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, such high mountain areas were more or less forgotten and people would have suffered severely from their isolation if an Aga Khan Foundation project in 1993 to 1994 had not afforded broader support. The reader will be confronted by an almost surrealistic world: Pamiri income and living conditions after 1991 dropped to the level of a poor Sahelian country. Former scientists, university professors and engineers found themselves using ox-ploughs to plant potatoes and wheat for survival. On the other hand, 100% literacy and excellent skills proved to be an enormous human capital resource for economic recovery. The first sign of this was an increase in agricultural production, something that had never occurred during Soviet times.

By: Frank Bliss
Translated by: Nicola Pacult, Sonia Guss, Tim Sharp
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9780415599955
ISBN 10: 0415599954
Pages: 378
Publication Date: 17 September 2010
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frank Bliss is Profesor for Development Anthropology at Hamburg University and partner of Bliss & Gaesing - Associated Consultants, planning and evaluating participatory development programs.