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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452946603321

Autore

Meltzoff Sarah K

Titolo

Listening to sea lions [[electronic resource] ] : currents of change from Galapagos to Patagonia / / Sarah Keen Meltzoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : AltaMira Press, c2013

ISBN

0-7591-2237-7

0-7591-2236-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Disciplina

304.2098

Soggetti

Human ecology - Pacific Coast (South America)

Marine ecology - Pacific Coast (South America)

Coastal ecology - Pacific Coast (South America)

Climatic changes - Pacific Coast (South America)

Electronic books.

El Niño Current

Pacific Coast (South America) Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1 Climates of Change and the Ways of Empathic Ethnography; 2 Wild West Galapagos; 3 Rain and Tears in the Fishing Camps; 4 The Dance of Macha Divers and Waders around El Niño's Flood; 5 Puerto Aldea; 6 The Goliath in Iquique; 7 Sea Wolves; 8 Conclusions; Appendix: Marine Life Names in Latin; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

From the Galapagos to the depths of Patagonia and up along the stark desert coast of Chile, Listening to Sea Lions' empathic ethnography carries the reader directly into the heart of the ocean world of Latino coastal people. Sea lions are the fellow denizens in nature who share the perpetual changes and are seen as metaphoric selves. Meltzoff uses storytelling rather than explicit theory to help explain local struggles and survival strategies wrought by extreme El Niño events and shifting political cli