This book brings together recent works that conceptualize the hegemonic and contested practices of geographical naming. Illustrated with a global range of local and national studies, this ground-breaking volume illuminates the key role of naming in the colonial silencing of indigenous cultures, canonization of nationalistic ideals into nomenclature of cities and topographic maps, as well as the formation of more or less fluid forms of postcolonial and urban identities.
| ISBN-13: | 9780754674535 |
| ISBN-10: | 0754674533 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
| Publication date: | 2009 |
| Edition description: | 1 |
| Pages: | 291 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9.21 Inches, Length: 6.14 Inches, Weight: 0.99869404686 Pounds, Width: 0.75 Inches |
| Author: | Lawrence D. Berg, Jani Vuolteenaho |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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