Silence : the currency of power / edited by Maria-Luisa Achino-Loeb.
Silence : the currency of power / edited by Maria-Luisa Achino-Loeb.
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Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Berghahn Books, c2006.
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N302.2/ 130
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 183 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm.
Contents
Contents: Introduction : silence as the currency of power / Maria-Luisa Achino-Loeb -- Ch. 1. Silence in music / William O. Beeman -- Ch. 2. Silence and the imperatives of identity / Maria-Luisa Achino-Loeb -- Ch. 3. Language policies and the erasure of multilingualism in South Africa / Susan E. Coo...
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Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Berghahn Books, c2006.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
Summary: "This book argues that only by studying how silence works how it is implicated in the construction of meaning - can we arrive at the elusive roots of power in all its dimensions. Silence becomes the currency of power by delineating the margins of what we perceive and through a sleight of hand where behaviors undertaken in the service of se...
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Silence : the currency of power / edited by Maria-Luisa Achino-Loeb.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2006.
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N302.2/ 130
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74VKvlVqaOgM
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ISBN
1845451317 (pbk.)
9781845451301
1845451309
9781845451318 (pbk.)
DDC
302.2
MMS ID
991021707399702626
