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The Karakorum Highway—Busting Remoteness The Karakorum Highway—Busting Remoteness
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The Hunza State after 1947 The Hunza State after 1947
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Hunza in the Pakistan Nationalist Discourse Hunza in the Pakistan Nationalist Discourse
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Hunza in the Pakistan Development Discourse Hunza in the Pakistan Development Discourse
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Conclusion Conclusion
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5 The Origin of a Nation: Hunza and Postcolonial Identity
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Published:April 2015
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Abstract
This chapter describes the state of Hunza after the partition of India which formed the sovereignty of Pakistan in 1947. It also examines the region's representation as a marginal but remote place within Pakistani geopolitical nationalism. During this period, the region was characterized as a place that harbored the origins of the mythical Pakistani nation. Hunza became the indigenous face of the modern Pakistani nation-state. In the development discourse, Hunza is constructed as an economically marginal region because of its geographical distance from centers of political and economic power, its minority ethnic status, and its harsh climate. On the other hand, the economic development discourse is pushed by the global Ismaili development institutions (GIDIs), a set of nongovernment organizations working for the social, cultural, and economic uplift of the Ismaili community around the world. The chapter looks into how GIDIs divides Hunza into central and remote areas.
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