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Institute for Polynesian Studies. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. DJ lightly sunned. ; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.0 inches; 298 pages
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These Roots Remain: Food Habits in Islands of the Central and Eastern Pacific Since Western Contact Hardcover - 1992
by Nancy J. Pollock
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- Title These Roots Remain: Food Habits in Islands of the Central and Eastern Pacific Since Western Contact
- Author Nancy J. Pollock
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 298
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Institute for Polynesian Studies, Laie, Hawai'i
- Date 1992-11
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780939154517 / 093915451X
- Weight 1.22 lbs (0.55 kg)
- Dimensions 9.46 x 6.43 x 0.95 in (24.03 x 16.33 x 2.41 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Micronesia - Social life and customs, Polynesia - Social life and customs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92012250
- Dewey Decimal Code 394.120
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Laie, Hawai'i: The Institute for Polynesian Studies. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1992). First Edition. Hardcover. 093915451X . Previous owner's signature and address on title page. Some fading and a couple of small (<1") tears to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; xiii, [5], 298, [1] pages. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 234 x 152mm. Maps on endpapers. Illustrated with 31 figures. "Here is a broad survey of the eleven main starch foods of Polynesia and Micronesia that draws together previously scattered information and explores both explicit and implicit expressions of food habits associated with these staples. This study addresses the question of South Pacific peoples retaining their cultural and dietary attachment to traditional food sources despite Westernization. Why does the use of root and tree starches such as taro, yams, and breadfruit persist despite the availability of other foods? What in fact…
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