History of Frontiers The Strategic Crossroads of Gilgit-Baltistan, 1839 to 2019
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
31.08.2025
Verlag
Manohar Publishers and DistributorsSeitenzahl
280
Maße (L/B)
23/16 cm
Gewicht
650 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-6080-164-9
This book is a detailed yet concise study of the history and evolving geopolitics of Gilgit-Baltistan from 1839 to 2019. Nestled at the crossroads of Central, South, and West Asia, this remote region has long been shaped by local rivalries and global power struggles. The study traces how British colonial interests, especially during the Great Game with Russia, helped define the region’s political and strategic importance. It highlights the founding of the Gilgit Agency and the challenges the British faced in dealing with the fiercely independent local tribes.
The narrative moves through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, covering key moments like the Chitral crisis and military reforms under Lord Kitchener. It then shifts to the post-1947 landscape, where the Partition of India and Pakistan’s control over Gilgit-Baltistan created a new set of tensions. The book explores how, following independence, Pakistan gradually tightened its grip through administrative changes and infrastructure projects like the Karakoram Highway, often at the cost of local autonomy and cultural identity.
In recent decades, the region’s strategic value has grown even more with China’s involvement, particularly through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The book examines the impact of demographic changes, land disputes, and the region’s uneasy place in larger geopolitical games. It raises important questions about representation, local agency, and the consequences of being a pawn in global power politics. At its core, this book is both a historical account and a call to pay closer attention to the people of the Gilgit-Baltistan frontier.
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