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The volume examines complex intersections of environmental
conditions, geopolitical tensions and local innovative reactions
characterising 'the Arctic' in the early twenty-first century. What
happens in the region (such as permafrost thaw or methane release)
not only sweeps rapidly through local ecosystems but also has
profound global implications. Bringing together a unique
combination of authors who are local practitioners, indigenous
scholars and international researchers, the book provides nuanced
views of the social consequences of climate change and
environmental risks across human and non-human realms.
This book is about personal names, something of abiding interest to
specialists and lay readers alike. Over a million people have
checked the American Name Society website since 1996, for instance.
Many philosophers and linguists suggest that names are 'just'
labels, but parents internationally are determined to get their
children's names 'right'. Personal names may be given, lost,
traded, stolen and inherited. This collection of essays provides
comparative ethnography through which we examine the politics of
naming; the extent to which names may be property-like; and the
power of names themselves, both to fix and to destabilize personal
identity. Our purpose is not only to renew anthropological
attention to names and naming, but to show how this intersects with
current interests in political processes, the relation between
bodies and personal identities, ritual and daily social life.
This book is about personal names, something of abiding interest to
specialists and lay readers alike. Over a million people have
checked the American Name Society website since 1996, for instance.
Many philosophers and linguists suggest that names are 'just'
labels, but parents internationally are determined to get their
children's names 'right'. Personal names may be given, lost,
traded, stolen and inherited. This collection of essays provides
comparative ethnography through which we examine the politics of
naming; the extent to which names may be property-like; and the
power of names themselves, both to fix and to destabilize personal
identity. Our purpose is not only to renew anthropological
attention to names and naming, but to show how this intersects with
current interests in political processes, the relation between
bodies and personal identities, ritual and daily social life.
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