Literacy, Emotion and Authority: Reading and Writing on a Polynesian Atoll
(Part of the Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Series)
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In this study Niko Besnier analyzes the transformation of the Polynesian community of Nukulaelae from a nonliterate into a literate society, using a contemporary perspective that emphasizes literacy as a social practice embedded in a socio-cultural context. His case study, which has implications for understanding literacy in other societies, illuminates the relationship between norm and practice, between structure and agency, and between group and individual.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521485398
ISBN13:9780521485395
Release Date:August 1995
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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