{"product_id":"beau-livre-afghanistan-a-la-rencontre-des-wakhis-vtopo","title":"Beautiful book - Afghanistan, meeting the Wakhi | VTOPO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter his first journey into the heart of Afghanistan, cycling explorer Cédric Tassan is heading back to the far north of the country, to the isolated mountains of the Wakhan Corridor. Up there, at an altitude of over 4,000 meters, between the impassable borders of Pakistan, China, and Tajikistan, live the Wakhi, a Muslim Ismaili mountain people. For centuries, they have maintained a fragile balance with a harsh environment, faced an unforgiving climate, and perpetuated ancestral traditions. But this age-old equilibrium is faltering. A new road is under construction: it is intended to connect Afghanistan to China and is part of the vast Belt and Road Initiative launched by Beijing. With explosives and bulldozers, a track is now ripping through these valleys, once cut off from the world. Tomorrow, trucks will flood in, cities will spring up, and already water scarcity and climate change threaten the survival of the villages. In this forgotten territory, the arrival of new populations, including the Kuchi nomads and other Sunni groups, is disrupting the religious and tribal balance. Between ethnic conflicts, resource shortages, and impending pollution, what future awaits the Wakhi? Through his lens as a filmmaker and photographer, Cédric Tassan offers a rare, sensitive, and committed account of a people at the crossroads of worlds, whose voice risks being lost amidst the clamor of progress.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author: Cédric Tassan, a filmmaker and photographer who has been captivated by this region of the world for many years, has written his second book on Afghanistan. He sheds light on the intertwined fates of the Wakhi and Hazara peoples, endangered groups living in the country's mountains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VTOPO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53721195807066,"sku":"9782375710838","price":43.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/3127\/5580\/files\/beau-livre-afghanistan-a-la-rencontre-des-wakhis-vtopo-beau-livre-vtopo-125252.jpg?v=1772529607","url":"https:\/\/cartovia.com\/en-ch\/products\/beau-livre-afghanistan-a-la-rencontre-des-wakhis-vtopo","provider":"Cartovia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}