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The gods of the sea : whales and coastal communities in northeast Japan, c.1600-2019 /

"Challenging common portrayals of Japan as a centuries-old whaling nation, Fynn Holm shows that many coastal communities in early modern Northeast Japan believed whales to be the incarnation of the god of the sea that brought fish to the shore, leading to violent anti-whaling protests that shoc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holm, Fynn (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:Cambridge oceanic histories.
Subjects:
Whaling > Japan > History.
Whaling > Social aspects > Japan > History.
Japan > History > Tokugawa period, 1600-1868.
Japan > History > 1868-
Baleines > Chasse > Japon > Histoire.
Baleines > Chasse > Aspect social > Japon > Histoire.
Japon > Histoire > 1600-1868 (Époque des Tokugawa)
Japon > Histoire > 1868-
Whaling
Whaling > Social aspects
Japan
Since 1600
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:"Challenging common portrayals of Japan as a centuries-old whaling nation, Fynn Holm shows that many coastal communities in early modern Northeast Japan believed whales to be the incarnation of the god of the sea that brought fish to the shore, leading to violent anti-whaling protests that shocked the country"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 223 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009305532
1009305530
DOI:10.1017/9781009305532