Presents a record of the barbaric and grisly phenomenon of cannibalism, the practice of which has been recorded throughout history in almost every part of the w

From the Publisher: This riveting volume dispels the sanitized history surrounding Native American practices toward their enemies that preceded the European exp

"A tour de force: meticulously argued, nuanced, and wideranging in its interpretations. In the hands of a master, the prodigious scholarship and large intellect

A fascinating and well-researched look into what we really know about cannibalism.

A reprint of Loeb's 1923 book, including maps.