Body Trade Captivity, Cannibalism and Colonialism in the Pacific

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Synopsis

Body Trade exposes myths surrounding the trade in heads, cannibalism, captive white women, the display of indigenous people in fairs and circuses, the stolen generations, the 'comfort' women and the making of the exotic/erotic body. This is a lively and intriguiung comtribution to the study of the postcolonial body.

Book details

Author:
Barbara Creed, Jeanette Hoorn
ISBN:
9781136713088
Related ISBNs:
9781315023823, 9780415938846, 9780415938846, 9780415938426, 9780415938426
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-06-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2002
Copyright by:
Routledge 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Social Studies