Isbn: 9780521621182 - cannibalism and the colonial world (cultural margins) (4 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 309 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In Cannibalism and the Colonial World, published in 1998, an international team of specialists from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, literature, art history - 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. Cannibalism and the Colonial World examines western fascination with the figure of the cannibal and how this has impacted on the representation of the non-western world. This group of literary and anthropological scholars analyses the way cannibalism continues to exist as a term within colonial discourse and places the discussion of cannibalism in the context of postcolonial and cultural studies.…

Zustand: New. In this 1998 book, an international team from a variety of disciplines discusses the historical and cultural significance of cannibalism. Editor(s): Barker, Francis; Hulme, Peter; Iversen, Margaret. Series: Cultural Margins. Num Pages: 324 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481. . 1998. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …