Languages of Governance in Conflict : Negotiating democracy in Tokelau PDF
by Hoem Ingjerd Hoem
Part of the Culture and Language Use series
Description
Through an ethnographically based study of local communicative practices in the Pacific atoll society of Tokelau, the book adds to our understanding of how systems of governance are constituted by minute acts of social interaction, and are informed by our conceptions of the nature of sociality.
It combines a social anthropological approach to postcolonial studies in which local and trans-national communicative practices related to governance and conflict management are analysed as different language games.
The book offers an experience-near approach to local modes of conflict management and patterns of leadership, and documents how micro-level communicative practices have an impact on macro-political processes.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:174 pages
- Publisher:John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Publication Date:20/03/2015
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- ISBN:9789027268921
Information
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:174 pages
- Publisher:John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Publication Date:20/03/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9789027268921
