Unveiling the Whale : : Discourses on Whales and Whaling / / Arne Kalland.
Whaling has become one of the most controversial environmental issues. It is not that all whale species are at the brink of extinction, but that whales have become important symbols to both pro- and anti-whaling factions and can easily be appropriated as the common heritage of humankind. This book,...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2009] ©2009 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Creation of a ‘Superwhale’
- Chapter 2 The Whale Protectionists
- Chapter 3 Diverting the Commodity Path
- Chapter 4 The International Whaling Commission (IWC)
- Chapter 5 Whaling and Identity
- Chapter 6 Local Responses to Global Issues
- Chapter 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index