Edible People : : The Historical Consumption of Slaves and Foreigners and the Cannibalistic Trade in Human Flesh / / Christian Siefkes.
While human cannibalism has attracted considerable notice and controversy, certain aspects of the practice have received scant attention. These include the connection between cannibalism and xenophobia: the capture and consumption of unwanted strangers. Likewise ignored is the connection to slavery:...
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Siefkes, Christian, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Edible People : The Historical Consumption of Slaves and Foreigners and the Cannibalistic Trade in Human Flesh / Christian Siefkes. New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2022] ©2022 1 online resource (392 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Anthropology of Food Nutrition ; 11 Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 A TAXONOMY OF CANNIBAL PRACTICES -- CHAPTER 2 SLAVE EATING IN NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER 3 SLAVE EATING IN THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO AND SUMATRA -- CHAPTER 4 IVORY, SLAVERY, AND SLAVE EATING IN THE CONGO BASIN -- CHAPTER 5 THE ROLES OF ARAB-SWAHILI MERCHANTS AND THE CONGO FREE STATE -- CHAPTER 6 UNDERSTANDING CONGOLESE SLAVE EATING -- CHAPTER 7 COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CONGOLESE CANNIBALISM -- CHAPTER 8 EXPLOITATION AND PATRIARCHY IN THE CONGO -- CHAPTER 9 THE JAMESON AFFAIR -- CHAPTER 10 THE QUESTION OF EUROPEAN INFLUENCES AND THE OBEYESEKERE CONJECTURE -- CHAPTER 11 FOREIGNER POACHING IN NEW GUINEA AND THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO -- CHAPTER 12 FOREIGNER POACHING IN FIJI AND CENTRAL AFRICA -- CHAPTER 13 THE TRADE IN HUMAN FLESH AND IN “EDIBLE” CORPSES -- CHAPTER 14 FAMINE AND COMMERCIAL CANNIBALISM IN CHINA -- CHAPTER 15 WARFARE AND CULINARY CANNIBALISM IN CHINA -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star While human cannibalism has attracted considerable notice and controversy, certain aspects of the practice have received scant attention. These include the connection between cannibalism and xenophobia: the capture and consumption of unwanted strangers. Likewise ignored is the connection to slavery: the fact that in some societies slaves and persons captured in slave raids could be, and were, killed and eaten. This book explores these largely forgotten practices and ignored connections while making explicit the links between cannibal acts, imperialist influences and the role of capitalist trading practices. These are highly important for the history of the slave trade and for understanding the colonialist history of Africa. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jan 2023) Cannibalism History. Slave trade History. Slaves Violence against History. Xenophobia. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food (see also POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy). bisacsh Food & Nutrition, Anthropology (General), Colonial History. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2022 9783110997668 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781800736146 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781800736146 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781800736146/original |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 A TAXONOMY OF CANNIBAL PRACTICES -- CHAPTER 2 SLAVE EATING IN NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER 3 SLAVE EATING IN THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO AND SUMATRA -- CHAPTER 4 IVORY, SLAVERY, AND SLAVE EATING IN THE CONGO BASIN -- CHAPTER 5 THE ROLES OF ARAB-SWAHILI MERCHANTS AND THE CONGO FREE STATE -- CHAPTER 6 UNDERSTANDING CONGOLESE SLAVE EATING -- CHAPTER 7 COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CONGOLESE CANNIBALISM -- CHAPTER 8 EXPLOITATION AND PATRIARCHY IN THE CONGO -- CHAPTER 9 THE JAMESON AFFAIR -- CHAPTER 10 THE QUESTION OF EUROPEAN INFLUENCES AND THE OBEYESEKERE CONJECTURE -- CHAPTER 11 FOREIGNER POACHING IN NEW GUINEA AND THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO -- CHAPTER 12 FOREIGNER POACHING IN FIJI AND CENTRAL AFRICA -- CHAPTER 13 THE TRADE IN HUMAN FLESH AND IN “EDIBLE” CORPSES -- CHAPTER 14 FAMINE AND COMMERCIAL CANNIBALISM IN CHINA -- CHAPTER 15 WARFARE AND CULINARY CANNIBALISM IN CHINA -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 A TAXONOMY OF CANNIBAL PRACTICES -- CHAPTER 2 SLAVE EATING IN NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER 3 SLAVE EATING IN THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO AND SUMATRA -- CHAPTER 4 IVORY, SLAVERY, AND SLAVE EATING IN THE CONGO BASIN -- CHAPTER 5 THE ROLES OF ARAB-SWAHILI MERCHANTS AND THE CONGO FREE STATE -- CHAPTER 6 UNDERSTANDING CONGOLESE SLAVE EATING -- CHAPTER 7 COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF CONGOLESE CANNIBALISM -- CHAPTER 8 EXPLOITATION AND PATRIARCHY IN THE CONGO -- CHAPTER 9 THE JAMESON AFFAIR -- CHAPTER 10 THE QUESTION OF EUROPEAN INFLUENCES AND THE OBEYESEKERE CONJECTURE -- CHAPTER 11 FOREIGNER POACHING IN NEW GUINEA AND THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO -- CHAPTER 12 FOREIGNER POACHING IN FIJI AND CENTRAL AFRICA -- CHAPTER 13 THE TRADE IN HUMAN FLESH AND IN “EDIBLE” CORPSES -- CHAPTER 14 FAMINE AND COMMERCIAL CANNIBALISM IN CHINA -- CHAPTER 15 WARFARE AND CULINARY CANNIBALISM IN CHINA -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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