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Valerie Alia
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- List of Figures viii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xvi
- Notes on Spelling, Translation and Transliteration xviii
- List of Abbreviations xx
- Introduction. Towards a Theory of Political Onomastics 1
- Chapter 1 The Importance of Names in Inuit Culture 17
- Chapter 2 Visiting, Colonial Style: From Early Days of Cultural Intervention to the Cold War 39
- Chapter 3 Renamed Overnight: the History of Project Surname 65
- Chapter 4 ‘The people who love you’: Contemporary Perspectives on Naming in Nunavut 91
- Chapter 5 Homelands and Diasporas: Concluding Thoughts on the Politics of Naming 121
- Chronology of Key Events and Developments in Nunavut and the Circumpolar North 145
- Glossary 151
- Bibliography 153
- Index 167
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- List of Figures viii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xvi
- Notes on Spelling, Translation and Transliteration xviii
- List of Abbreviations xx
- Introduction. Towards a Theory of Political Onomastics 1
- Chapter 1 The Importance of Names in Inuit Culture 17
- Chapter 2 Visiting, Colonial Style: From Early Days of Cultural Intervention to the Cold War 39
- Chapter 3 Renamed Overnight: the History of Project Surname 65
- Chapter 4 ‘The people who love you’: Contemporary Perspectives on Naming in Nunavut 91
- Chapter 5 Homelands and Diasporas: Concluding Thoughts on the Politics of Naming 121
- Chronology of Key Events and Developments in Nunavut and the Circumpolar North 145
- Glossary 151
- Bibliography 153
- Index 167