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In Pamirian Crossroads and Beyond Hermann Kreutzmann offers insights in his fieldwork-based research in High Asia during four decades.
A human-geographical perspective is pursued in which case studies about colonial and post-colonial boundary-making, exchange relations of mountain communities across international borders, the transformation of agricultural and pastoral practices and the effects of modernisation strategies in neighbouring countries are centred in the Hindukush, Wakhan Quadrangle, Pamirian Crossroads, Karakoram Mountains and Himalaya. Empirical evidence is augmented by in-depth archival research, thus allowing a perspective from the 19th to the 21st century.
By shifting the focus to mountain peripheries and emphasising spaces in between urban centres of power in Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and the Central Asian Republics different arenas of confrontation and effective changes emerge.
A human-geographical perspective is pursued in which case studies about colonial and post-colonial boundary-making, exchange relations of mountain communities across international borders, the transformation of agricultural and pastoral practices and the effects of modernisation strategies in neighbouring countries are centred in the Hindukush, Wakhan Quadrangle, Pamirian Crossroads, Karakoram Mountains and Himalaya. Empirical evidence is augmented by in-depth archival research, thus allowing a perspective from the 19th to the 21st century.
By shifting the focus to mountain peripheries and emphasising spaces in between urban centres of power in Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and the Central Asian Republics different arenas of confrontation and effective changes emerge.
Price: $152.00
Pages: 744
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Iran and the Caucasus Monographs
Publication Date:
08 August 2024
ISBN: 9789004704350
Format: Hardcover
"What sets this work apart is the unique primary data collected by Kreutzmann himself during his
extensive fieldwork, making it an invaluable first-hand source. The essays are meticulously
academic, avoiding any semblance of journalistic simplifcation." - F. Ali, The High Asia Herald , September 2024.
"Pamirian Crossroads and Beyond provides a conspectus ( to borrow one of Hermann Kreutzmann’s favorite terms) of the broad range of themes within the covers of a single volume like no other one of his books. It is impossible to do justice within the limits of a book review to the wealth of content presented in this book. The book is also evidence of Hermann Kreutz-mann’s persistent effort to disseminate his fndings to audiences in remote places who may have no or limit-ed access to academic outlets, thus living up to his fre-quently stated conviction that “periphery matters”." - Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt, University of Freiburg , Erdkunde, January 2026.
"Pamirian Crossroads and Beyond represents an essential contribution to schol-arship on nomadic peoples. Its integration of historical depth, geographical breadth and ethnographic detail provides both a comprehensive resource and a stimulus for further research. The volume’s length and complexity demand careful, selective reading, but scholars, planners and policy analysts will findsubstantial rewards in its pages." -Yonten Nyima, Nomadic Peoples33 No. I, 2026.
"Pamirian Crossroads and Beyond provides a conspectus ( to borrow one of Hermann Kreutzmann’s favorite terms) of the broad range of themes within the covers of a single volume like no other one of his books. It is impossible to do justice within the limits of a book review to the wealth of content presented in this book. The book is also evidence of Hermann Kreutz-mann’s persistent effort to disseminate his fndings to audiences in remote places who may have no or limit-ed access to academic outlets, thus living up to his fre-quently stated conviction that “periphery matters”." - Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt, University of Freiburg , Erdkunde, January 2026.
"Pamirian Crossroads and Beyond represents an essential contribution to schol-arship on nomadic peoples. Its integration of historical depth, geographical breadth and ethnographic detail provides both a comprehensive resource and a stimulus for further research. The volume’s length and complexity demand careful, selective reading, but scholars, planners and policy analysts will findsubstantial rewards in its pages." -Yonten Nyima, Nomadic Peoples33 No. I, 2026.
Hermann Kreutzmann is Professor Emeritus of Human Geography and Development Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. He has published eight monographs, co-edited 19 books, 250 journal articles and book chapters, including the trilogy Pamirian Crossroads, Wakhan Quadrangle, Hunza Matters (Harrassowitz, 2015-2020).