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Author Watanabe, Hiroyuki, 1968-

Title Japan's whaling : the politics of culture in historical perspective / Hiroyuki Watanabe ; translated by Hugh Clarke
Published Melbourne, Vic. : Trans Pacific Press, [2009]
©2009

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Description xvi, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Japanese society series, 1443-9670
Japanese society series.
Contents Machine derived contents note: Conventions adopted in this book xvi -- Prologue: The Aim of this Book 1 -- 1 Workers and the Introduction of Technology 10 -- 2 Disturbance as an Interlacing of Experience: Analysis -- of the riot incident at the same station of the Toyo -- Whaling Company 49 -- 3 The Designation of Whale Species as Natural Monuments: -- How far does industrial use come into consideration? 75 -- 4 The Promotion of Whale Meat in Early Modern Japan 94 -- 5 In Search of the Logic of Overfishing: An Analysis of -- Whaling Discourse 122 -- 6 The Politics of the Representation of 'Culture' 151 -- Postscript 171 -- Notes 173 -- Appendix 192 -- Bibliography 196
Notes Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--cf. translator's preface
Translation of: Hogei mondai no rekishi shakaigaku (Tōshindō, 2006)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-211) and index
Subject Whaling -- Social aspects -- Japan.
Whaling -- Japan -- History.
Author Clarke, Hugh.
LC no. 2009286854
ISBN 1876843691 (paperback)
1876843756 (hbk.)
9781876843694 (paperback)
9781876843755 (hbk.)
Other Titles Hogei mondai no rekishi shakaigaku. English
Hogei mondai no rekishi shakaigaku