Fishing a borderless sea [[electronic resource] ] : environmental territorialism in the North Atlantic, 1818-1910 / / Brian J. Payne
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Payne Brian J
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| Titolo: |
Fishing a borderless sea [[electronic resource] ] : environmental territorialism in the North Atlantic, 1818-1910 / / Brian J. Payne
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| Pubblicazione: | East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.3/72709163409034 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | North Atlantic Ocean Commerce History |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-160) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | "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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 were dispatched with guns at the ready, vessels were seized at sea, and violence erupted at sea. Yet, the battle over baitfish was not simply a diplomatic or political |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Fishing a borderless sea |
| ISBN: | 1-62895-160-5 |
| 1-60917-215-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457531903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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