The abandoned narcotic: kava and cultural instability in Melanesia

Ron Brunton

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Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Anthropological Studies and Insights New Caledonia Indigenous Studies

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List of illustrations and tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: W. H. R. Rivers and kava 2. The traditional distribution of kava drinking 3. Reconsidering Rivers' argument: the evidence 4. Reconsidering Rivers' argument: assessment and implications 5. Kava on Tanna: traditional ritual and contemporary modifications 6. Kava on Tanna: the development of secular patterns of consumption 7. The problems of Tannese society 8. Conclusion List of references Glossary of Tannese words Index.

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