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CN Club Nouméa Member Wanganui Joined: May 03, 2010 Posts: 459	CN Club Nouméa Posted posted on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 11:59 PM Cannibalism is a very touchy issue in New Zealand. Fairly recently a book of a historical nature was published on it, called "This Horrid Practice": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Horrid_Practice Although it is a sober overview devoted to a legitimate matter of historical interest, it has drawn fire from all sorts of quarters, ranging from Maori elders outraged that the topic should even have a book devoted to it, through to niggling Pakeha historians who have seeked to poke holes in it: http://www.listener.co.nz/commentary/close-to-the-bones/ I haven't read the book, so I can't pass judgement, but this sort of thing gives you an idea of just how worked up people in New Zealand get about this issue. CN Toto, j'ai l'impression que nous ne sommes plus au Kansas ! [ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2011-11-17 00:00 ] [ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2011-11-17 00:01 ]

Cannibalism is a very touchy issue in New Zealand. Fairly recently a book of a historical nature was published on it, called "This Horrid Practice":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Horrid_Practice

Although it is a sober overview devoted to a legitimate matter of historical interest, it has drawn fire from all sorts of quarters, ranging from Maori elders outraged that the topic should even have a book devoted to it, through to niggling Pakeha historians who have seeked to poke holes in it:

http://www.listener.co.nz/commentary/close-to-the-bones/

I haven't read the book, so I can't pass judgement, but this sort of thing gives you an idea of just how worked up people in New Zealand get about this issue.

Toto, j'ai l'impression que nous ne sommes plus au Kansas !

[ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2011-11-17 00:00 ]

[ Edited by: Club Nouméa 2011-11-17 00:01 ]

Post #614288 by Club Nouméa on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 11:59 PM