by Kreutzmann, Hermann | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Historical geography of the Pamirs Summary The Pamirs have been a contested space in different periods of time. Agricultural, economic, political and strategic considerations have played their roles. Access to fertile pastures characterised the local economic...
by Kreutzmann, Hermann | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Modernisierung entlang der neuen Seidenstraße – Mobilität, Sesshaftmachung und Sonderwirtschaftszonen in Xinjiang, China Gravierende Umwälzungen in gesellschaftlichen, ökonomischen und politischen Bereichen finden gegenwärtig in Zentralasien statt, auf die ein...
by Kreutzmann, Hermann | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Afghan poppy production for the world. Dynamics and entanglements Hermann Kreutzmann Global opium production has peaked in 2017 at more than 10,000 tons out of which ninety percent originate from Afghanistan; never before the United Nations Office on...
by Kreutzmann, Hermann | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Wakhan Quadrangle. Exploration and espionage during and after the Great Game Hermann Kreutzmann The Wakhan Quadrangle became an arena of colonial competition and international interest when four powers – Afghanistan, China, Great Britain, and Russia – struggled...
by Kreutzmann, Hermann | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hunza matters – Ordering and bordering between old and new Silk Roads Since the mid-19th century, boundary-making in the Pamirian Crossroads had involved the redefining of contested spheres of influence between Great Britain and Russia. This ordering and bordering...
