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Cannibal Talk

The Man-Eating Myth and Human Sacrifice in the South Seas

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An edition of Cannibal Talk (2004)

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The Man-Eating Myth and Human Sacrifice in the South Seas

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University of California Press
Language
English
Pages
340

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Cannibal Talk: The Man-Eating Myth and Human Sacrifice in the South Seas
June 6, 2005, University of California Press
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Cannibal Talk: the Man-Eating Myth and Human Sacrifice in the South Seas
2005, University of California Press
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Cannibal Talk: The Man-Eating Myth and Human Sacrifice in the South Seas
June 6, 2005, University of California Press
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Cannibal talk: the man-eating myth and human sacrifice in the South Seas
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"As the title of this book, Cannibal Talk, implies, I deal with the discourses of cannibalism and the behaviors and practices associated with such talk ("discursive practices") in the interaction between natives and Europeans following the "discovery" of Polynesia by Captain James Cook in the voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-72."

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Paperback
Number of pages
340
Dimensions
9 x 6 x 1 inches
Weight
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OL7711964M
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cannibaltalkmane00obey
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0520243080
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9780520243088
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2916282
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As the title of this book, Cannibal Talk, implies, I deal with the discourses of cannibalism and the behaviors and practices associated with such talk ("discursive practices") in the interaction between natives and Europeans following the "discovery" of Polynesia by Captain James Cook in the voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-72.
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