{"product_id":"9781119101567","title":"Kisisi (Our Language) The Story of Colin and Sadiki","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Directions in Ethnography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKisisi (Our Language)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Story of Colin and Sadiki\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePerry Gilmore\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRecognized as a finalist for the CAE 2018 Outstanding Book Award!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart historic ethnography, part linguistic case study and part a mother’s memoir, \u003ci\u003eKisisi\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of two boys (Colin and Sadiki) who, together invented their own language, and of the friendship they shared in postcolonial Kenya. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDocuments and examines the invention of a ‘new’ language between two boys in postcolonial Kenya\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a unique insight into child language development and use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a mixed genre narrative and multidisciplinary discussion that describes the children’s border-crossing friendship and their unique and innovative private language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBeautifully written by one of the foremost scholars in child development, language acquisition and education, the book provides a seamless blending of the personal and the ethnographic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe story of Colin and Sadiki raises profound questions and has direct implications for many fields of study including child language acquisition and socialization, education, anthropology, and the anthropology of childhood\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePerry Gilmore\u003c\/b\u003e, a sociolinguist and educational anthropologist, is Professor of Language, Reading and Culture at the University of Arizona, USA. She is also Professor Emerita, and Affiliate Faculty at the Alaska Native Language Center, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Gilmore is the author of numerous ethnographic studies and co-editor of major ethnography collections including, \u003ci\u003eChildren In and Out of School: Ethnography and Education\u003c\/i\u003e (1982) and \u003ci\u003eThe Acquisition of Literacy: Ethnographic Perspectives \u003c\/i\u003e(1986). Gilmore is the past President of the Council on Anthropology and Education, a major section of the American Anthropology Association.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 October 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119101567\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379904508044,"sku":"9781119101567","price":71.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119101567.jpg?v=1780238972","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119101567","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}