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Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities

A structural-historical analysis of early-contact Hawaii, reading the encounter with Captain Cook and the collapse of the eating tabu as a transformation of an indigenous cultural system.

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Author
Marshall Sahlins
Type
Book
Written
1981
Edition
1981
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Language
English
Tradition
Polynesian
Identifiers
ISBN9780472027217

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