Beschreibung:
By Sharyn Jones
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 implications for archaeological interpretations of foodways, gender, identity, and social organization in the Pacific Islands and beyond.
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Fieldwork: Motivations, Plans, and Realities Chapter 3 Chapter 2. The Environmental and Social Landscape: The Lau Islands, Fiji Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Foodways and Social Relations in the Past and Present Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Food Consumption Patterns and Refuse Disposal Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Lauan Fishing Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Food in the Lau Islands and Its Implications for Ethnoarchaeology and Archaeology Chapter 8 Appendix A: Archaeological Methods Chapter 9 Appendix B: Structured Ethnographic Interviews Conducted on Nayau, October and November 2003