Languages of governance in conflict : negotiating democracy in Tokelau /

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Through an ethnographically based study of local communicative practices in the Pacific atoll society of Tokelau, the book adds to our understanding of how systems of governance are constituted by minute acts of social interaction, and are informed by our conceptions of the nature of sociality. It c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hoëm, Ingjerd
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015]
Colección:Culture and language use ; v. 13.
Temas:
Language and languages > Political aspects.
Languages in contact > Tokelau.
Tokelauans > Politics and government.
Social interaction > Tokelau.
Langage et langues > Aspect politique.
Langues en contact > Tokelau.
Interaction sociale > Tokelau.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Language and languages > Political aspects
Languages in contact
Politics and government
Social interaction
Tokelau > Politics and government.
Tokelau
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Through an ethnographically based study of local communicative practices in the Pacific atoll society of Tokelau, the book adds to our understanding of how systems of governance are constituted by minute acts of social interaction, and are informed by our conceptions of the nature of sociality. It combines a social anthropological approach to postcolonial studies in which local and trans-national communicative practices related to governance and conflict management are analysed as different language games. The book offers an experience-near approach to local modes of conflict management and pa.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027268921
9027268924

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