Freshwater fish in England : a social and cultural history of coarse fish from prehistory to the present day /

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Much has been written on marine fishing and for the migratory eel and salmon. Less attention has focused on the obligate freshwater species, primarily the native pike, perch, cyprinids and introduced species of which the most significant is carp. Their exploitation by man has changed from food to sp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Locker, Alison (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2018.
Subjects:
Freshwater fishes > History.
Poissons d'eau douce > Histoire.
NATURE > Animals > Fish.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ichthyology & Herpetology.
Freshwater fishes.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of plates; Pre-decimalisation currency (obsolete from 1971); Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Prehistoric Mists; 2. AD 43-400+. 'What did the Romans ever do for us'?; 3. AD 400-1066. Pagans and Christians; 4. AD 1066-1538. Catholics to Protestants; 5. AD 1535-1740s. Reformation to revolution; 6. AD 1740s-1860s. The first Industrial Revolution; 7. AD 1860-1952. Fair play; Afterword. Linking the past and the present where carp is king; References; Plate section

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