Environment, labour and capitalism at sea : 'Working the ground' in Scotland /

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This book explores how fishers make the sea productive through their labour, using technologies ranging from wooden boats to digital GPS plotters to create familiar places in a seemingly hostile environment. It shows how their lives are affected by capitalist forces in the markets they sell to, forc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Howard, Penny McCall (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Fisheries > Social aspects.
Fisheries > Environmental aspects.
Fisheries > Economic aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General.
Pêches > Aspect economique > Écosse.
Pêches > Aspect de l'environnement > Écosse.
Pêches > Aspect social > Écosse.
Fisheries > Economic aspects > Scotland.
Fisheries > Environmental aspects > Scotland.
Fisheries > Social aspects > Scotland.
Scotland.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. I metabolism of labour and environment
  • 1. Ẁorking the ground'
  • 2. From Wullie's Peak to the Burma: naming places at sea
  • pt. II Techniques and technologies
  • 3. Techniques to extend the body and its senses
  • 4. From ẁhere am I?' to ẁhere is that?' Rethinking navigation
  • pt. III Capitalism and class
  • 5. Ỳou just can't get a price': the difference political economy makes
  • 6. Structural violence in ecological systems.

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