Cannibalism and the Colonial World

Book Overview

In Cannibalism and the Colonial World, an international team of specialists from a variety of disciplines discusses the historical and cultural significance of Western fascination with the topic of cannibalism. Addressing the image as it appears in a series of texts--popular culture, film, literature, travel writing and anthropology--the essays range from classical times to contemporary critical discourse. This group of literary and anthropological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052162908X
• ISBN13: 9780521629089
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"