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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fielding, Russell, 1977- (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
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.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.