Pamirian Crossroads and Beyond

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).

"What sets this work apart is the unique primary data collected by Kreutzmann himself during hisextensive fieldwork, making it an invaluable first-hand source. The essays are meticulouslyacademic, 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 hisbooks. 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.

• ForewordHermann Kreutzmann: Opera Minora. A Tribute to Geographical Concentration and InquisitivenessList of Tables and Figures1 Passage to Kashgar: People, Roads, and Commodities2 Afghan Poppy Production for the World. Dynamics and Entanglements3 Afghanistan and the Opium World Market: Poppy Production and Trade4 The Central Asian Oases – from Trading Towns to Centres of Modernisation5 Boundary-Making and Border Practices in Northern Pakistan6 The Significance of Geopolitical Issues for Internal Development and Intervention in Mountainous Areas of Crossroads Asia7 Democracy for Gilgit-Baltistan? Kashmir’s Legacy and Administrative Challenges on Route to Equal Rights within Pakistan8 The Karakoram Highway as a Prime Exchange Corridor between Pakistan and China9 Geopolitical Perspectives on Cross-border Exchange Relations10 Kashmir and the Northern Areas of Pakistan: Boundary-Making along Contested Frontiers11 Boundary-Making and Geopolitical Diversity in the Pamirian Knot12 Trade Links in the Eastern Hindukush: the Chitral Route13 Wakhan Woluswali – Winds of Change in Afghan BadakhshanCo-authored with Sabine Felmy14 Improving Accessibility for Mountain Development: Role of Transport Networks and Urban Settlements15 The Chitral Triangle – Rise and Decline of Trans-Montane Central Asian Trade, 1895–193516 Shrinking Pastoral Spaces17 Earth, Society and Sustainability – a Tragedy of Responsibility?18 Transformation of High Mountain Livestock-Keeping in China’s Mountainous Periphery19 Recent Results from Pastoralism Research and Development Practice20 Pastoral Practices on the Move – Recent Transformations in Mountain Pastoralism on the Tibetan Plateau21 Pastoralism in Central Asian Mountain Regions22 Yak-Keeping in the Pamirs: Strategies under Changing Frame Conditions23 Wakhan, Gojal and Gulmit – Wakhi Communities between Remoteness and Centrality24 Language Variegation across the Pamir-Hindukush-Karakoram – Perceptions and Mobilities25 Linguistic Diversity in Space and Time. A Survey in the Eastern Hindukush and Karakoram26 Pamir Peace Park – Antecedents and Prospects27 Alexandrovka in Potsdam – a Russian Village in Prussia28 From Himalayan Dilemma to Climate Change Dilemma? Challenges for High Mountain Development29 Islamabad – Living with the Plan30 Preservation of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Cultural Heritage as a Key to DevelopmentIndex