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

Japan is often imagined as a nation with a long history of whaling. In this innovative new study, Fynn Holm argues that for centuries some regions in early modern Japan did not engage in whaling. In fact, they were actively opposed to it, even resorting to violence when whales were killed. Resistanc...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Holm, Fynn (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Serier:Cambridge oceanic histories.
Online adgang:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009305532
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Part One: Living with Whales, 1600-1850
  • The Whale Pilgrimage
  • The Beached God
  • Bringing Sardines to the Shore
  • Establishing Whaling in the North
  • Part Two: Destroying the Cetosphere, 1850-2019
  • The Whaling Empire
  • The First Whaling Town
  • Burning Down the Whaling Station
  • Washing Away the Past.