Our Cannibals, Ourselves

Our Cannibals, Ourselves
ISBN-10
0252029259
ISBN-13
9780252029257
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
172
Language
English
Published
2004-09-08
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Author
Priscilla L. Walton

Description

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. 'Donner, Party of Fifty! -- 2. The Body Politic -- 3. "I Want to Bite Your Neck -- 4, Dog Eat Dog: Mad Cow Disease -- 5. Diet Disorders -- 6. "If You Love Someone, Hunt Them Down and Kill Them -- 7. Cannibal Culture -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.

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