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Wright, Ronald

On Fiji Islands

1986

22.56 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1986
Place of printing
[New York]. Viking
Author
Wright, Ronald
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia Native Peoples
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xii, [ii], 257 pp, glossary, bibliog, endpaper maps. original quarter cloth, boards, dj, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author observes that societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do. "An artful blend of travel memoir and historical narrative", and a fascination of cannibals and their adaptation to modern times.