A savage history : whaling in the Pacific and Southern oceans /

Nothing prepares you for your first sight of the world's largest mammal. Celebrated, revered, studied and increasingly watched for pleasure rather than hunted, whales hold particular allure. Humans have always been in awe of them, but for much of history we have been compelled to dominate and k...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newton, John, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2013.
Temas:
Whaling > South Pacific Ocean > History.
Whaling > Antarctic Ocean > History.
Whaling > Pacific Ocean > History.
Baleines > Chasse > Pacifique Sud > Histoire.
Baleines > Chasse > Austral, Océan > Histoire.
Baleines > Chasse > Pacifique, Océan > Histoire.
Whaling
Antarctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The slaughter of the leviathan
  • Whaling in ancient times
  • New South whales
  • Whaling among the Maori and missionaries
  • The business of whaling
  • The Pacific capital of whaling
  • The floating abattoir
  • Exploration and the whaling boom
  • The stockbroker and the artist
  • Whaling craft
  • Life, food, booze and sex
  • Women go whaling
  • Mechanised slaughter
  • The Norwegians in Western Australia
  • Ten thousand years of eating whale
  • Japan against the world
  • End game
  • What now for whales?
  • Whaleography.

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