Names and nunavut : culture and identity in the Inuit homeland / / Valerie Alia

• Autore: Alia Valerie
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Berghahn Books, , [2009]; ©2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.897/1207195; 305.8971207195
• Soggetto topico: Names, Inuit - Nunavut; Names, Inuit - Political aspects - Nunavut; Inuit - Nunavut - Social life and customs; Inuit - Nunavut - Government relations; Names, Geographical - Nunavut; Names, Ethnological - Nunavut
• Soggetto geografico: Nunavut Social life and customs
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Names and nunavut
• ISBN: 1-84545-413-8; 0-85745-849-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791313703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II