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Subject(s)

• Pakistan—Boundaries [Browse]
• Pakistan—Colonial influence [Browse]
• Pakistan—Politics and government [Browse]
• Karakoram Highway (China and Pakistan)—Political aspects [Browse]
• Gilgit District (Pakistan)—History [Browse]
• Baltistān District (Pakistan)—History [Browse]
• Legitimacy of governments—Pakistan [Browse]

Series

• Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 56. [More in this series]
• Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 56 [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Introduction
• Mapping liminal territories : frontierization and the making of the Gilgit Agency
• Landscaping the colonial state : reorienting the Gilgit Agency
• Orienting national horizons : the silk route imagined
• Emplacing the Karakoram Highway : from tourist spots to truck stop
• Policing destinations : tradition, gender and spaces of power
• Conclusion.

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ISBN

• 9780415587785 (hardback)
• 0415587786 (hardback)
• 9780203125373 (ebook)
• 0203125371 (ebook)

LCCN

2011036756

OCLC

754908681

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