The Karakoram Highway

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author). Journeyman Pictures (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: For centuries, the impenetrable Karakoram mountains shielded the people of Bagrot from all outside influences, but a new highway linking the remote valley to the rest of Pakistan changed everything when it was opened to the public in 1986. The main town expanded dramatically, its streets humming with tourists and internet cafes that further connected villagers with the rest of the world. But the Karakoram Highway has also irrevocably altered the nature of village communities and left them at the whim of market forces. This beautifully shot documentary profiles a society transitioning from a traditional to a modern culture, examining both the boons and the drawbacks that this change brings.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012], c2003.

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General Note:	Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Multi-User. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 30, 2012.
Formatted Contents Note:	New Opportunities in the Karakoram Mountains (2:32) -- Globalization Arrives on the Karakoram Highway (1:42) -- Navigating the Karakoram Highway (1:43) -- Economic Growth in Gilget (1:56) -- A Growing Mountain Administrative Center (1:15) -- Chinatown in Northern Pakistan (1:33) -- Improving Communication with the Karakoram Highway (1:36) -- Consumerism Grows Along the Karakoram Highway (1:09) -- Increasing Dependency on the Outside World (1:26) -- Modernizing Agriculture in Northern Pakistan (2:05) -- Waiting for Electricity in Northern Pakistan (1:06) -- Seed Potatoes Along the Karakoram Highway (2:20) -- Relying on the Karakoram Highway (2:25) -- Pot Holes and Landslides in Northern Pakistan (1:52) -- Repairing the Karakoram Highway (1:01) -- Bringing Tourism to Northern Pakistan (2:07) -- Servicing a Niche Tourist Market (1:13) -- Northen Pakistan's Declining Tourist Industry (2:36) -- Empowering Women in the Karakoram Mountains (1:52) -- Exposure to the Outside World (1:12) -- New Opportunities for Pakistan's Rural Youth (1:45) -- Wildlife Conservation in Northern Pakistan (1:47) -- New Income Generation in Rural Pakistan (1:15) -- Developing Infrastructure in Northern Pakistan (1:39) -- A Route Worth the Risk (2:40) -- Northern Pakistan: Development in Action (2:50) -- Protecting Natural Resources in the Karakoram Mountains (2:19) -- A Cautious Modernization Program (1:21) -- Implementing Education in the Karakoram Mountains (2:19) -- Credits: The Karakoram Highway (0:24)
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Target Audience Note:	6 & up.
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Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
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