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Whales and Nations
Author | : Kurkpatrick Dorsey |
Publsiher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 391 |
Release | : 2014-02-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780295804941 |
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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, Kurkpatrick Dorsey tells the story of the international negotiation, scientific research, and industrial development behind these efforts —and their ultimate failure. Whales and Nations begins in the early twentieth century, when new technology revived the fading whaling industry and made whale hunting possible on an unprecedented scale. By the 1920s, declining whale populations prompted efforts to develop “rational”—what today would be called sustainable—whaling practices. But even though almost everyone involved with commercial whaling knew that the industry was on an unsustainable path, Dorsey argues, powerful economic, political, and scientific forces made failure nearly inevitable. Based on a deep engagement with diplomatic history, Whales and Nations provides a unique perspective on the challenges facing international conservation projects. This history has profound implications for today’s pressing questions of global environmental cooperation and sustainability. Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QsLlM5KTx0
Whale Nation
Author | : Heathcote Williams |
Publsiher | : Jonathan Cape |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : UCSC:32106008324870 |
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Unveiling the Whale
Author | : Arne Kalland |
Publsiher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2009-10-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781845459550 |
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Whaling has become one of the most controversial environmental issues. It is not that all whale species are at the brink of extinction, but that whales have become important symbols to both pro- and anti-whaling factions and can easily be appropriated as the common heritage of humankind. This book, the first of its kind, is therefore not about whales and whaling per se but about how people communicate about whales and whaling. It contributes to a better understanding and discussion of controversial environmental issues: Why and how are issues selected? How is knowledge on these issues produced and distributed by organizations and activists? And why do affluent countries like Japan and Norway still support whaling, which is of insignificant economic importance? Basing his analysis on fieldwork in Japan and Norway and at the International Whaling Commission, the author argues how an image of a “superwhale” has been constructed and how this image has replaced meat and oil as the important whale commodity. He concludes that the whaling issue provides an arena where NGOs and authorities on each side can unite, swapping political legitimacy and building personal relations that can be useful on issues where relations are less harmonious.
The International Politics of Whaling
Author | : Peter J. Stoett |
Publsiher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780774842303 |
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The International Politics of Whaling examines contemporary whaling issues with an emphasis on three factors: our knowledge of whales and current whale populations and the impact of whaling; the actors and institutions involved in the debate over whaling; and the ethical dimension. Reluctantly, he concludes that the current global moratorium on whaling is problematic and that we must focus instead on habitat preservation in order to protect whales more effectively.
Dolphins Porpoises and Whales of the World
Author | : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
Publsiher | : IUCN |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 2880329361 |
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Whales Vs Whalers
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Offshore whaling |
ISBN | : UCSD:31822029538865 |
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Review of the 34th International Whaling Commission Meeting
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Whaling |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105045321499 |
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Whales and the Japanese
Author | : Masayuki Komatsu |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Whales |
ISBN | : UCSD:31822033272071 |
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