by ValerieAlia (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 01 Nov 2008
ISBN 10: 1845454138
ISBN 13: 9781845454135