Japanese Whaling?: End of an Era (Routledge Library Editions: Japan) - Softcover

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Kalland, Arne; Moeran, Brian

 
9780415845441: Japanese Whaling?: End of an Era (Routledge Library Editions: Japan)
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ISBN 10: 0415845440 ISBN 13: 9780415845441
Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This book gives a social anthropological account of whaling culture in Japan. When originally published this was the first comprehensive account in English of the history of Japanese whaling, showing how it has given rise to a particular culture. The volume discusses what happens when that culture is threatened. At the same time as explaining the work organization of those involved in whaling, the role of whaling companies in local and national economies, and the role of the whale in the establishment and maintenance of local community identity (ritual, food, gift-giving), the authors address the wider political and so-called "environmental" issues surrounding whaling in general, and Japanese whaling in particular.

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Arne Kalland, Brian Moeran

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415845440
ISBN 13 
9780415845441
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780700702442: Jap Whaling: End Of An Era? Ni: No. 61 (Nordic Institute of Asian Studies: Studies in Asian Topics)

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ISBN 10:  070070244X ISBN 13:  9780700702442
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