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245 14 a| The sounding of the whale :b| science & cetaceans in the twentieth century /c| D. Graham Burnett.;

300 a| xxii, 793 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 677-733) and index.;

505 0 a| Into the belly of the beast -- The prince of whales -- A cetaceous parliament -- Trials of force -- Shots across the bow.;

520 a| Explores how humans' view of whales changed from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, looking at how the sea mammals were once viewed as monsters but evolved into something much gentler and more beautiful.;

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The sounding of the whale : science & cetaceans in the twentieth century / D. Graham Burnett.

Author/creator	Burnett, D. Graham
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012.
Description	xxii, 793 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	International Whaling Commission--History. Whales--Research. --History. --20th century. Whales--Research. --Great Britain. --History. --20th century. Whales--Research. --United States. --History. --20th century. Whaling--History. --20th century. Whaling--Law and legislation. --History. --20th century.

Contents	Into the belly of the beast -- The prince of whales -- A cetaceous parliament -- Trials of force -- Shots across the bow.
Abstract	Explores how humans' view of whales changed from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, looking at how the sea mammals were once viewed as monsters but evolved into something much gentler and more beautiful.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 677-733) and index.
LCCN	2011030694
ISBN	9780226081304 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN	0226081303 (cloth : alkalihe paper)

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