Names and Nunavut

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  • Names and Nunavut Book Detail

  • Author : Valerie Alia
  • Release Date : 2007
  • Publisher : Berghahn Books
  • Genre : Social Science
  • Pages : 200
  • ISBN 13 : 9781845451653
  • File Size : 42,42 MB
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Names and Nunavut by Valerie Alia PDF Summary

Book Description: "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 to the effects of colonisation and liberation. The experience of Inuit in Canada is an example of both. Colonisation is only part of the Nunavut experience. Contrary to the dire predictions of cultural genocide theorists, Inuit culture-- particularly traditional naming -- has remained extremely strong, and is in the midst of a renaissance. Here is a ground-breaking study by the founder of the discipline of political onomastics."--Pub. website.

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"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

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"...a thought-provoking book. Alia lays out the intricacies of Inuit naming so clearly, describes the Arctic environment so vividly, and conveys such a rich sen

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The Nunavut story told in this book by authors who have all been involved with Nunavut and Inuit politics for a very long time is an important one for indigenou