Whales and Nations : Environmental Diplomacy on the High Seas /

"Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would allow for a sustainable whaling industry. In Whales and Nations, Kurkpatric...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dorsey, Kurkpatrick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Whaling > Political aspects.
Whaling > Law and legislation.
Whaling > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable fisheries.
International cooperation.
Environmental law, International.
Diplomacy.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy.
NATURE / Animals / Marine Life.
Cooperation internationale > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Diplomatie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Pêches durables > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Baleines > Conservation > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Baleines > Chasse > Aspect de l'environnement > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Baleines > Chasse > Aspect politique > Histoire > 20e siecle.
International cooperation > History > 20th century.
Diplomacy > History > 20th century.
Environmental law, International > History > 20th century.
Whaling > Law and legislation > History > 20th century.
Sustainable fisheries > History > 20th century.
Whales > Conservation > History > 20th century.
Whaling > Environmental aspects > History > 20th century.
Whaling > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by William Cronon
  • A Global Industry and Global Challenges
  • The Pelagic and the Political
  • World War and the World's Whales
  • Cheaters Sometimes Prosper
  • Melting Down and Muddling Through
  • Save the Whales (for Later)
  • The End of Commercial Whaling
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: Whaling Data, 1904-1965.

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