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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Main Author: Alia, Valerie, 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2007
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