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UNISA996385224903316 |
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Autore |
Sibbes Richard <1577-1635.> |
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The soules conflict with it selfe, and victory over it selfe by faith [[electronic resource] ] : A treatise of the inward disquietments of distressed spirits, with comfortable remedies to establish them. By R. Sibbs D.D. Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and preacher of Grayes Inne London |
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London, : Printed by M[iles] F[lesher] for R. Dawlman, at the Brazen Serpent in Pauls Church-yard, 1638 |
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Edizione |
[The fourth edition.] |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Printer's name from STC. |
Includes index. |
Reproduction of the original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library. |
Some print faded, and show-through. |
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UNINA9910956280903321 |
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Autore |
Davis Lance E (Lance Edwin) |
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In pursuit of Leviathan : technology, institutions, productivity, and profits in American whaling, 1816-1906 / / Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, and Karin Gleiter |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1997 |
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9786611223281 |
9781281223289 |
128122328X |
9780226137902 |
0226137902 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (566 pages) : illustrations |
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NBER series on long-term factors in economic development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GallmanRobert E |
GleiterKarin |
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Whaling - Economic aspects - United States |
Whaling - United States - History - 19th century |
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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. 523-538) and indexes. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. In Prospect -- 2. Whales and Whaling -- 3. Data Sets and Sources -- 4. Natural Resources -- 5. Labor -- 6. Capital -- 7. Technology -- 8. Productivity -- 9. Product Markets -- 10. Agents, Captains, and Owners -- 11. Profits -- 12. The Americans Replace the British -- 13. Modern Whaling -- 14. In Retrospect -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index |
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In Pursuit of Leviathan traces the American whaling industry from its rise in the 1840's to its precipitous fall at the end of the nineteenth century. Using detailed and comprehensive data that describe more than four thousand whaling voyages from New Bedford, Massachusetts, the leading nineteenth-century whaling port, the authors explore the market for whale products, crew quality and labor contracts, and whale biology and distribution, and assess the productivity of the American fleet. They then examine new whaling techniques developed at the end of the nineteenth century, such as modified clippers and harpoons, and the introduction of darting guns. Despite the common belief that the |
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whaling industry declined due to a fall in whale stocks, the authors argue that the industry's collapse was related to changes in technology and market conditions. Providing a wealth of historical information, In Pursuit of Leviathan is a classic industry study that will provide intriguing reading for anyone interested in the history of whaling. |
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