UID:
almafu_9961448836302883
Umfang:
1 online resource (192 p.)
ISBN:
1-84545-413-8
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0-85745-849-3
Inhalt:
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 take, keep, or change their names. A name change can indicate subjugation or liberation, depending on the circumstances. But it always signifies a change in power relations. Since the late 1970s, the author has looked at naming and renaming, cross-culturally and internationally, with particular attention
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Importance of Names in Inuit Culture; Chapter 2 Visiting, Colonial Style: From Early Days of Cultural Intervention to the Cold War; Chapter 3 Renamed Overnight: The History of Project Surname; Chapter 4 'The people who love you': Contemporary Perspectives on Naming in Nunavut; Chapter 5 Homelands and Diasporas: Concluding Thoughts on the Politics of Naming; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-84545-165-1
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9780857458490
