Shared Wealth and Symbol
Food, Culture, and Society in Oceania and Southeast Asia

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Introduction: the anthropology of food in Oceania and Southeast Asia Lenore Manderson
Part I. The Context of Diet:
1. Men, women, work, and group nutrition in a New guinea Mountain Ok society David Hyndman
1. 'Land of milk and honey': the changing meaning of food to an Australian Aboriginal community Janice Reid
3. Dietary change among Cook Islanders in New Zealand Thomas K. Fitzgerald
4. Taro and timber: competing or complimentary ways to a food supply Nancy Pollock
Part II. Cultural Meaning and Perception:
5. 'The worst disease': the cultural definition of hunger in Kalauna Michael W. Young
6. Food classification and restriction in Peninsular Malaysia: nature, culture, hot and cold? Lenore Manderson
7. Classification of food from a Groote Eylandt Aboriginal point of view Julie Waddy
Part III. Infant Feeding Practice:
8. Infant feeding practice in Malaysia: the variables of choice Marianne Spiegel
9. The children of Jyaka Enga: culture, diet, environment, and health in a Papua New Guinea Highland society, 1950–1960 Barry Shaw
10. 'Australia's got the milk, we've got the problems': The Australian Dairy Corporation in Southeast Asia Kathy Robinson
Part IV. Research Method and Direction:
11. Dietary taboos in Java: myths, mysteries, and methodology Valerie J. Hull
12. Social and nutritional context of 'ethnic foods': Malay examples Christine S. Wilson
13. Human diets: a biological perspective Graham H. Pyke
Bibliography
Index.

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