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21/09/04

Permalink 21:23:46, by Lorenz Email . Categories: culture traditions, Asia, books

New book review: The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan (Nazif Shahrani)

Danny Yee's Book Reviews

Originally published in 1979, The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan is a study of the peoples of the Wakhan Corridor, the long, narrow portion of Afghanistan that reaches out to touch China. This 2002 edition adds a foreword and an epilogue.

I was only expecting to read parts of The Kirghiz and Wakhi, but I ended up reading it cover to cover. It offers all the pleasures of a well-written ethnography, along with plenty of connections to broader history and anthropology. >> continue

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