The air was full of sound, a deafening and confusing conflict of noises—the clangorous din of the Martians, the crash of falling houses, the thud of trees, fences, sheds flashing into flame, and the crackling and roaring of fire.

In this case study, the changes that have occurred to the Kirghiz pastoralists living in Little Kara Köl of present Akto County (Fig. 6.1) within Kizil Su Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture (Xinjiang, People's Republic of China) will be examined in the light of external interventions leading to recent modernisation processes with significant impact on their livelihoods.

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The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten.