The wake of the whale : hunter societies in the Caribbean and North Atlantic /

Island communities in the Caribbean and the North Atlantic still use traditional methods to hunt whales and dolphins for food. Despite declining stocks worldwide and increasing health risks, artisanal whaling remains a popular practice tied to nature's rhythms. The Wake of the Whale presents th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fielding, Russell, 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Whaling > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Whaling > Faroe Islands.
Whaling > Environmental aspects.
Whaling > Health aspects.
Hunting and gathering societies > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Hunting and gathering societies > Faroe Islands.
Marine resources conservation > Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Marine resources conservation > Faroe Islands.
Baleines > Chasse > Saint Vincent et les Grenadines.
Baleines > Chasse > Féroé.
Baleines > Chasse > Aspect de l'environnement.
Chasseurs-cueilleurs > Saint Vincent et les Grenadines.
Chasseurs-cueilleurs > Féroé.
Conservation des ressources marines > Saint Vincent et les Grenadines.
Conservation des ressources marines > Féroé.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Hunting and gathering societies
Marine resources conservation
Whaling
Whaling > Environmental aspects
Humanökologie
Vergleichende Forschung
Walfänger
Walfang
Grindwal
Kulturerbe
Umweltverschmutzung
Faroe Islands
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Atlantischer Ozean > Nord
Karibik
Färöer
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The sea bean
  • The most exciting word in Faroese
  • Oil and history on a Caribbean beach
  • The stones of Faroe
  • Barrouallie, St. Vincent's blackfish town
  • Drawing out Leviathan
  • Laws and traditions
  • The fragile link
  • Culturally embedded conservation strategies
  • The value of seawater
  • The mercurial sea
  • Conclusion: Foreignness and familiarity.

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