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Names and Nunavut : culture and identity in Arctic Canada /

"On the surface, naming is simply a way to classify people and their environments. The premise of this study is that it is much more - a form of social control, a political activity, a key to identity maintenance and transformation. Governments legislate and regulate naming; people fight to tak...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alia, Valerie, 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The importance of names in Inuit culture
  • Visiting, colonial style : from early days of cultural intervention to the Cold War
  • Renamed overnight : the history of Project Surname
  • 'The people who love you' : contemporary perspectives on naming in Nunavut
  • Homelands and diasporas : concluding thoughts on the politics of naming.