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Critical toponymies : the contested politics of place naming / edited by Lawrence D. Berg and Jani Vuolteenaho.

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TextSeries: Re-materialising cultural geographyPublication details: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2009Description: xi, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780754674535 (hardback : alk. paper); 0754674533 (hardback : alk. paper)Subject(s): Toponymy -- Political aspects | Names, Geographical -- Political aspects | Political geographyDDC classification: 910.014

Contents:

The Significance of Commemorative Street 53 Toponymic Inscriptions 71 industrial work ethic in the naming of streets 78 Power and the Urban 85 Place Names and the Anticonquest 101 administrative units ahupuaa 107 Postcolonial Locations 137 The Reputational Politics 179 Urban House 199 time per year 205 theoretical house numbers 212 Ideological 227 Toponymic Silence and Sami Place Names during the Growth 253 Virtual Place Naming Internet Domains and the Politics 267

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	910.014 BER/C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P17133

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Significance of Commemorative Street 53

Toponymic Inscriptions 71

industrial work ethic in the naming of streets 78

Power and the Urban 85

Place Names and the Anticonquest 101

administrative units ahupuaa 107

Postcolonial Locations 137

The Reputational Politics 179

Urban House 199

time per year 205

theoretical house numbers 212

Ideological 227

Toponymic Silence and Sami Place Names during the Growth 253

Virtual Place Naming Internet Domains and the Politics 267

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