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Cheap Meat: Flap Food Nations in the Pacific Islands
Deborah Gewertz
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Description for Cheap Meat: Flap Food Nations in the Pacific Islands
Paperback. Follows the controversial trade in inexpensive fatty cuts of lamb or mutton, called 'flaps', from the farms of New Zealand and Australia to their primary markets in the Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Fiji. This title addresses the evolution of the meat trade itself along with the changing practices of exchange in Papua New Guinea. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; JFCV; JFSC; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 49.
"Cheap Meat" follows the controversial trade in inexpensive fatty cuts of lamb or mutton, called 'flaps', from the farms of New Zealand and Australia to their primary markets in the Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Fiji. Deborah Gewertz and Frederick Errington address the evolution of the meat trade itself along with the changing practices of exchange in Papua New Guinea. They show that flaps - which are taken from the animals' bellies and are often 50 per cent fat - are not mere market transactions but evidence of the social nature of nutrition policies, illustrating and reinforcing ... Read more
"Cheap Meat" follows the controversial trade in inexpensive fatty cuts of lamb or mutton, called 'flaps', from the farms of New Zealand and Australia to their primary markets in the Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Fiji. Deborah Gewertz and Frederick Errington address the evolution of the meat trade itself along with the changing practices of exchange in Papua New Guinea. They show that flaps - which are taken from the animals' bellies and are often 50 per cent fat - are not mere market transactions but evidence of the social nature of nutrition policies, illustrating and reinforcing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
49g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520260931
SKU
V9780520260931
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About Deborah Gewertz
Deborah Gewertz is G. Henry Whitcomb 1874 Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Amherst College. Frederick Errington is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. Among their many books are Emerging Class in Papua New Guinea: The Telling of Difference and Yali's Question: Sugar, Culture, and History.
Reviews for Cheap Meat: Flap Food Nations in the Pacific Islands
"Could easily become a food studies classic... A compelling and informative read." Material World "Valuable book for a range of academic interests including human rights, photography and journalism, and the history of South Africa and apartheid."
Paul Lowe Times Higher Education "A fascinating study about a distasteful topic."
Eric K. Silverman Pacific Affairs "An engaging narrative... Will be ... Read more
Paul Lowe Times Higher Education "A fascinating study about a distasteful topic."
Eric K. Silverman Pacific Affairs "An engaging narrative... Will be ... Read more