The Kirghiz of Afghanistan [WorldCat Entities]

"Disappearing world (Television program)"@en
"Khirghiz of Afghanistan"
"Disappearing world"
"Disappearing world"@en

contributor

http://schema.org/contributor

description

http://schema.org/description

"The Kirghiz live on a mountain plateau 15000 ft. above sea level in a remote corner of Afghanistan, cut off from the outside world by the sealed borders of the Soviet Union and China. They live in a life unchanged since the Middle Ages. This program documents a Kirghiz wedding, and with it the rarely-seen traditional sport of buzkashi."
"This film describes how the Kirghiz tribesmen of Afghanistan who live on a mountain plateau 15,000 feet above the sea level scratch out a living in one of the harshest climates on earth."
"Summary: On a mountain plateau 15,000 feet above sea level, in the remote north-east corner of Afghanistan, Kirghiz tribesmen scratch a living from one of the harshest climates on earth. Heavy snows cover the ground for nine months of the year and nothing will grow except short, stubbly grass. Wedged between the Soviet Union, Pakistan and China, the Kirghiz live a life unchanged since the middle ages. Their chief, the khan, owns all the livestock on the plateau and, as virtual feudal lord, holds total judicial and economic power over the 300 families who work for him. This film examines life on what is sometimes called "the roof of the world" and depicts the people's isolated existence."
"The Kirghiz, who are skilled at herd management, adapted well to the cold and difficult environment in the Pamir lowlands."
"The Kirghiz, who are skilled at herd management, adapted well to the cold and difficult environment in the Pamir lowlands."@en
"Summary: The Kirghiz live on a mountain plateau 15000 ft. above sea level in a remote corner of Afghanistan, cut off from the outside world by the sealed borders of the Soviet Union and China. They live in a life unchanged since the Middle Ages. This program documents a Kirghiz wedding, and with it the rarely-seen traditional sport of buzkashi."
"Shows the traditional way of life of the Kirghiz in remote camps in north eastern Afghanistan."@en
"Looks at the harsh living conditions faced by the Kirghiz who dwell high in the Pamir region of Afghanistan."@en
"The Kirghiz, who are skilled at herd management, have adapted well to a cold and difficult environment on the "Roof of the World." In working, celebrating, interacting with each other, and adapting to new ways in a new environment, the Kirghiz demonstrate the dignity and purpose of their lives."
"The Kirghiz, who are skilled at herd management, have adapted well to a cold and difficult environment on the "Roof of the World." In working, celebrating, interacting with each other, and adapting to new ways in a new environment, the Kirghiz demonstrate the dignity and purpose of their lives."@en
"The Kirghiz, who are skilled at herd management, have adapted well to a cold and difficult environment on the "roof of the world." In working, celebrating, interacting with each other, and adapting to new ways in a new environment, the Kirghiz demonstrate the dignity and purpose of their lives."
"The Kirghiz of Afghanistan are a group of some 2,000 pastoralists living on a bleak mountain plateau in a narrow isthmus of land between the borders of the Soviet Union and China. For nine months of the year heavy snows cover the ground, which was formerly used only by the Kirghiz for their summer pastures before the borders were closed, virtually terminating the contact of this group with other Kirghiz communities. Although the film shows dramatically the ten-day journey which lowland traders must make to reach this remote people, as well as scenes of a Kirghiz wedding and the traditional Central Asian sport of `buzkashi' demonstrating the horse-riding skills of the people there is very little about the pastoral economy and society of the ordinary Kirghiz. The main reason for this is that the film focuses on the remarkable wealth and authority of their leader the Khan by far the wealthiest pastoralist on the plateau. Ninety-five Kirghiz families work for him as shepherds and herders. The film's principal concern is to show the way in which the Khan wields his power (using interviews with him and illustrative scenes) which thus turns The Kirghiz into a study of oppressive paternalism in this remote corner of the world. There is, however, some disagreement over the interpretation of the Khan's role."@en
"At the time of filming, the Kirghiz of Afghanistan were a group of some 2,000 pastoralists living in a remote narrow isthmus of land in the Wakhan Corridor on a bleak high mountain plateau 15,000 feet above sea level, cut off from the outside world by the sealed borders of the Soviet Union and China. The program examines Kirghiz beliefs and social structure as well as the economic and political challenges they face and documents a Kirghiz wedding, and with it the rarely-seen traditional sport of "buzkashi", a prolonged horseback battle which demonstrates both the sturdiness and the ancient horse-riding skills of the Kirghiz people, whose geographical origins are in far-off Mongolia. The film also focuses on the remarkable wealth and authority of their leader, the Khan, by far the wealthiest pastoralist on the plateau who owns all the cattle and livestock and for whom a large number of Kirghiz families work as shepherds and herders. When the anthropologist Nazif Shahrani visited the group in the mid 1970's with a British film crew, he did not know that they were filming a disappearing people. Following the communist coup in 1978, many Kirghiz fled to Pakistan, while others were resettled in eastern Turkey in 1982."
"A record of the social structure, beliefs and practices of the Kirghiz tribesmen, which have remain unchanged since the Middle Ages."@en
"The Kirghiz, who are skilled at herd management, have adapted well to a cold and difficult environment on the "Roof of the World." In working, celebrating, interacting with each other, and adapting to new ways in a new environment, the Kirghiz demonstrate the dignity and purpose of their lives. Since this film was made the Kirghiz were forced to flee to Pakistan, where they were air lifted to Turkey."
"Describes the life of the Kirghiz tribe of Afghanistan, highlighting the role of the chief or Khan as near feudal ruler."@en