Title Whales & nations : environmental diplomacy on the high seas / Kurkpatrick Dorsey

Published Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2013] ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 365 pages) Series Weyerhaeuser environmental books Weyerhaeuser environmental book. Contents Foreword / by William Cronon -- A Global Industry and Global Challenges -- The Pelagic and the Political -- World War and the World's Whales -- Cheaters Sometimes Prosper -- Melting Down and Muddling Through -- Save the Whales (for Later) -- The End of Commercial Whaling -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Whaling Data, 1904-1965 Summary "Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would allow for a sustainable whaling industry. In Whales and Nations, Kurkpatrick Dorsey tells the story of the international negotiation, scientific research, and industrial development behind these efforts--and their ultimate failure. Whales and Nations begins in the early twentieth century, when new technology revived the fading whaling industry and made whale hunting possible on an unprecedented scale. By the 1920s, declining whale populations prompted efforts to develop 'rational'--what today would be called sustainable--whaling practices. But even though almost everyone involved with commercial whaling knew that the industry was on an unsustainable path, Dorsey argues that powerful economic, political, and scientific forces made failure nearly inevitable. Based on a deep engagement with diplomatic history, Whales and Nations provides a unique perspective on the challenges facing international conservation projects. This history has profound implications for today's pressing questions of global environmental cooperation and sustainability. Kurkpatrick Dorsey is associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire; 'This important book is essential for understanding the formation of the first global environmental agreements. It is valuable both as an argument about the failures of sustainability and as an authoritative guide to the people and issues behind the rise of global environmental awareness in the twentieth century'--Jacob Darwin Hamblin, author of Arming Mother Nature; 'Whales and Nations offers a fresh and timely look at the intersection of the twentieth-century whaling industry, international diplomacy, and science and is an important contribution to a topic that loomed very large in the environmental movement at a critical point in its development. It's also a great read'--Helen M. Rozwadowski, University of Connecticut, Avery Point; 'The international politics of whaling underwent seismic shifts over the course of the twentieth century, reflecting complex changes in attitudes toward marine mammals and environmental protection worldwide. This important story has never been better told than in Kurkpatrick Dorsey's new book, which is likely to be the standard work on this subject for a long time to come'--William Cronon"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346) and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Whaling -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century Whaling -- Environmental aspects -- History -- 20th century Whales -- Conservation -- History -- 20th century Sustainable fisheries -- History -- 20th century Whaling -- Law and legislation -- History -- 20th century Environmental law, International -- History -- 20th century Diplomacy -- History -- 20th century International cooperation -- History -- 20th century NATURE / Animals / Marine Life. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy. NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection. Diplomacy Environmental law, International International cooperation Sustainable fisheries Whaling -- Environmental aspects Whaling -- Law and legislation Whaling -- Political aspects Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021692685 ISBN 9780295804941 0295804947

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