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A savage history whaling in the Pacific and Southern oceans / John Newton.
| Author/creator | Newton, John, 1945- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2013. |
| Description | 310 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The slaughter of the leviathan -- Whaling in ancient times -- New South whales -- Whaling among the Maori and missionaries -- The business of whaling -- The Pacific capital of whaling -- The floating abattoir -- Exploration and the whaling boom -- The stockbroker and the artist -- Whaling craft -- Life, food, booze and sex -- Women go whaling -- Mechanised slaughter -- The Norwegians in Western Australia -- Ten thousand years of eating whale -- Japan against the world -- End game -- What now for whales? -- Whaleography. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-300) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014407023 |
| ISBN | 9781742233741 (hbk) |
| ISBN | 9781742241432 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781742246321 (epdf) |
| ISBN | 9781742243887 (mobi) |
| Stock number | UNSW Sydney 2052 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |