LEADER 03110nam 2200673 450 001 9910791313703321 005 20170821192022.0 010 $a1-84545-413-8 010 $a0-85745-849-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780857458490 035 $a(CKB)2550000001239279 035 $a(EBL)1659329 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001132626 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12434225 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001132626 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11154843 035 $a(PQKB)10434580 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1659329 035 $a(DE-B1597)637178 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780857458490 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001239279 100 $a20140421h20092009 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNames and nunavut $eculture and identity in the Inuit homeland /$fValerie Alia 210 1$aNew York :$cBerghahn Books,$d[2009] 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (192 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84545-165-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle 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 330 $a 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 606 $aNames, Inuit$zNunavut 606 $aNames, Inuit$xPolitical aspects$zNunavut 606 $aInuit$zNunavut$xSocial life and customs 606 $aInuit$zNunavut$xGovernment relations 606 $aNames, Geographical$zNunavut 606 $aNames, Ethnological$zNunavut 607 $aNunavut$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aNames, Inuit 615 0$aNames, Inuit$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aInuit$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aInuit$xGovernment relations. 615 0$aNames, Geographical 615 0$aNames, Ethnological 676 $a305.897/1207195 676 $a305.8971207195 700 $aAlia$b Valerie$01488065 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791313703321 996 $aNames and nunavut$93708258 997 $aUNINA