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UNINA9910781445703321 |
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Autore |
Payne Brian J |
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Titolo |
Fishing a borderless sea : environmental territorialism in the North Atlantic, 1818-1910 / / Brian J. Payne |
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East Lansing : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-62895-160-5 |
1-60917-215-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxiv, 164 pages) : maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Baitfish fisheries - North Atlantic Ocean - History - 19th century |
Baitfish fisheries - North Atlantic Ocean - History - 20th century |
Fishers - North Atlantic Ocean - History |
Social conflict - North Atlantic Ocean - History |
Territorial waters - North Atlantic Ocean - History |
Fishery resources - North Atlantic Ocean - History |
Fishery law and legislation - History |
International economic relations - History - 19th century |
International economic relations - History - 20th century |
North Atlantic Ocean Commerce History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-160) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"White-washed Yankees" : the beginnings of the bait trade, 1790-1854 -- "Intrusion of strangers" : seeking local control in an emerging national context, 1854-1885 -- "A fisherman ought to be a free trader anyway" : the bait trade in diplomatic controversy, 1886-1888 -- "Peaceable settlement" : bait and international law, 1888-1910. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Over the centuries, processing and distribution of products from land and sea has stimulated the growth of a global economy. In the broad sweep of world history, it may be hard to imagine a place for the meager little herring baitfish. Yet, as Brian Payne adeptly recounts, the baitfish trade was hotly contested in the Anglo-American world throughout the nineteenth century. Politicians called for wars, navies |
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