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Author Richland, Justin B. (Justin Blake), 1970-

Title Arguing with tradition [electronic resource] : the language of law in Hopi Tribal court / Justin B. Richland.

Imprint Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xii, 187 p. : ill.
Series The Chicago series in law and society
Chicago series in law and society.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-178) and index.
Contents Arguing with tradition in Native America -- Making a Hopi Nation : "Anglo" law comes to Hopi country -- "What are you going to do with the village's knowledge?" : language ideologies and legal power in Hopi tribal court -- "He could not speak Hopi. . . . that puzzle puzzled me" : the pragmatic paradoxes of Hopi tradition in court -- Suffering into truth : Hopi law as narrative interaction.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Hopi Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Hopi law -- Arizona.
Indian courts -- United States.
Indians of North America -- Arizona.
Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780226712932 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226712931 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226712956 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0226712958 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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