02906nam 2200649 a 450 991045294660332120200520144314.00-7591-2237-70-7591-2236-9(CKB)2550000001105610(EBL)1203962(OCoLC)844940004(SSID)ssj0000886315(PQKBManifestationID)12446495(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000886315(PQKBWorkID)10817976(PQKB)10639095(MiAaPQ)EBC1203962(Au-PeEL)EBL1203962(CaPaEBR)ebr10714445(CaONFJC)MIL492627(EXLCZ)99255000000110561020120824d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrListening to sea lions[electronic resource] currents of change from Galapagos to Patagonia /Sarah Keen MeltzoffLanham, Md. AltaMira Pressc20131 online resource (266 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7591-2235-0 1-299-61377-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorFrom 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 cliHuman ecologyPacific Coast (South America)Marine ecologyPacific Coast (South America)Coastal ecologyPacific Coast (South America)Climatic changesPacific Coast (South America)El Niño CurrentPacific Coast (South America)Environmental conditionsElectronic books.Human ecologyMarine ecologyCoastal ecologyClimatic changes304.2098Meltzoff Sarah K926845MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452946603321Listening to sea lions2082068UNINA