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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alia, Valerie, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Names, Inuit--Nunavut.

Names, Inuit.

Names, Inuit--Political aspects--Nunavut.

Inuit--Nunavut--Social life and customs.

Inuit.

Inuit--Nunavut--Government relations.

Names, Geographical--Nunavut.

Names, Geographical.

Names, Ethnological--Nunavut.

Names, Ethnological.

Nunavut--Social life and customs.

Nunavut.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 21, 2014).

ISBN:

9781845454135

1845454138

9780857458490

0857458493