Overview

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.

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Author:   Christian Siefkes
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781800736139

ISBN 10:   1800736134
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   13 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of 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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This is a remarkable book. As a historical archive detailing the extent of cannibalism in various parts of the world at different periods of history, it is largely unmatched and breaks new ground in the sheer volume of material presented. * Paul Collinson, Oxford Brookes University

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Christian Siefkes is an independent scholar whose research interests include the history of trade and economic relations, including their darker aspects, as well as the reality of climate change and what is means for the future of humanity.

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