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Poetics Of Land & Identity Among British
Christine J. Elsey
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Description for Poetics Of Land & Identity Among British
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 206.
The Poetics of Land and Identity is about the meaning of land for the many diverse First Nations within British Columbia. The work offers a study of the folklore and symbolic traditions within many Aboriginal regions and illustrates how these traditions emphasize the importance of orality and poetics as the defining factor in the value of land. Christine J. Elsey offers a deft, scholarly discussion of these “storyscapes,” providing us with a point of access for understanding First Nations’ perspectives on the world and their land. She provides an important alternative to the monetary, exploitative, resource-driven view of nature and ... Read more
The Poetics of Land and Identity is about the meaning of land for the many diverse First Nations within British Columbia. The work offers a study of the folklore and symbolic traditions within many Aboriginal regions and illustrates how these traditions emphasize the importance of orality and poetics as the defining factor in the value of land. Christine J. Elsey offers a deft, scholarly discussion of these “storyscapes,” providing us with a point of access for understanding First Nations’ perspectives on the world and their land. She provides an important alternative to the monetary, exploitative, resource-driven view of nature and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Black Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
ISBN
9781552665503
SKU
V9781552665503
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