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Food and gender in Fiji : ethnoarchaeological explorations
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Food and gender in Fiji : ethnoarchaeological explorations

Author: Sharyn Jones
Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book examines the social relations surrounding foodways on the island of Nayau in Fiji. Offering a comprehensive and rigorous example of ethnoarchaeology at work, Jones' book has major  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Sharyn Jones
ISBN: 9780739134801 0739134809 9780739134825 0739134825
OCLC Number: 320954270
Description: xvi, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Fieldwork : motivations, plans, and realities --
The environmental and social landscape : the Lau Islands, Fiji --
Foodways and social relations in the past and present --
Food consumption patterns and refuse disposal --
Lauan fishing --
Food in the Lau Islands and its implications for ethnoarchaeology and archaeology.
Responsibility: Sharyn Jones.

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This book is an engaging and informative piece of work. Jones accomplishes what many of us would like to do: live and work within a close-knit community to gain greater insight into traditional Read more...

 
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