The Nisga'a treaty; polling dynamics and political communication in comparative context.1551117908 The Nisga'a treaty; polling dynamics and political communication in comparative context. Ponting, J. Rick. Broadview Press 2006 194 pages $26.95 Paperback E99 Applying symbolic interactionist theory, particularly its social constructionist con·struc·tion·ist n. A person who construes a legal text or document in a specified way: a strict constructionist. offshoot, to his analysis, Ponting (emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. , sociology, U. of Calgary, Canada) presents a comparative political ethnography ethnography: see anthropology; ethnology. ethnography Descriptive study of a particular human society. Contemporary ethnography is based almost entirely on fieldwork. of the negotiation of the 2000 treaty between the First Nation Nisga'a people and the governments of Canada and British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography and the work of Australia's Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation. In addition to analyzing the motivations and actions of the key political players, he is also concerned with the dynamics of public opinion polling in the development of political negotiations. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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