A savage history [[electronic resource] ] : whaling in the Pacific and Southern oceans / / John Newton
| A savage history [[electronic resource] ] : whaling in the Pacific and Southern oceans / / John Newton |
| Autore | Newton John Sefton |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, : NewSouth Publishing, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 639.28091644 |
| Soggetto topico |
Whaling
Whales |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-74224-632-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. The Slaughter of the Leviathan; 2. Whaling in Ancient Times; 3. New South Whales; 4. Whaling Among the Maori and Missionaries; 5. The Business of Whaling; 6. The Pacific Capital of Whaling; 7. The Floating Abattoir; 8. Exploration and the Whaling Boom; 9. The Stockbroker and the Artist; 10. Whaling Craft; 11. Life, Food, Booze and Sex; 12. Women Go Whaling; 13. Mechanised Slaughter; 14. The Norwegians in Western Australia; 15. Ten Thousand Years of Eating Whale; 16. Japan Against the World; 17. End Game; 18. What Now for Whales?
Whaleography Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Picture Credits; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463260503321 |
Newton John Sefton
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| Sydney, : NewSouth Publishing, 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A savage history [[electronic resource] ] : whaling in the Pacific and Southern oceans / / John Newton
| A savage history [[electronic resource] ] : whaling in the Pacific and Southern oceans / / John Newton |
| Autore | Newton John Sefton |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, : NewSouth Publishing, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 639.28091644 |
| Soggetto topico |
Whaling
Whales |
| ISBN | 1-74224-632-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. The Slaughter of the Leviathan; 2. Whaling in Ancient Times; 3. New South Whales; 4. Whaling Among the Maori and Missionaries; 5. The Business of Whaling; 6. The Pacific Capital of Whaling; 7. The Floating Abattoir; 8. Exploration and the Whaling Boom; 9. The Stockbroker and the Artist; 10. Whaling Craft; 11. Life, Food, Booze and Sex; 12. Women Go Whaling; 13. Mechanised Slaughter; 14. The Norwegians in Western Australia; 15. Ten Thousand Years of Eating Whale; 16. Japan Against the World; 17. End Game; 18. What Now for Whales?
Whaleography Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Picture Credits; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786975003321 |
Newton John Sefton
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| Sydney, : NewSouth Publishing, 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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