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Walled-in : Arctic housing and a sociology of walls /

"In this ethnography of the contemporary lived experience of Inuit in Arviat, Nunavut, van den Scott examines the relationship between colonialism and the built environment. As she introduces a sociology of walls, she acknowledges how people in Arviat are both oppressed by their Western walls and pe...

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Main Author: Van den Scott, Lisa-Jo K., 1977- (Author)
Other Authors: Kuksuk, Patsy Kowtak (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024]
Subjects:
Inuit > Housing > Nunavut > Arviat.
Inuit > Nunavut > Arviat > Social conditions.
Inuit > Nunavut > Arviat > Social life and customs.
Walls > Social aspects > Nunavut > Arviat.
Housing > Nunavut > Arviat.
Cultural property > Nunavut > Arviat.
Arviat (Nunavut) > Social conditions.
Arviat (Nunavut) > Social life and customs.
Inuit > Housing.
Inuit.
Inuit > Social conditions.
Inuit > Social life and customs.
Walls.
Social aspects.
Housing.
Cultural property.
Social conditions.
Manners and customs.
Nunavut > Arviat.
Summary:"In this ethnography of the contemporary lived experience of Inuit in Arviat, Nunavut, van den Scott examines the relationship between colonialism and the built environment. As she introduces a sociology of walls, she acknowledges how people in Arviat are both oppressed by their Western walls and perform resilience within them"--

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Call Number: E 99 .E7 V196 2024
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