A01=Christian Siefkes
Anthropology (General)
Author_Christian Siefkes
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Colonial History
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Food and Nutrition
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- ISBN 9781807580810
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
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.
