The Abandoned Narcotic : Kava and Cultural Instability in Melanesia (Paperback)

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.