Unveiling the whale : discourses on whales and whaling / Arne Kalland.

"Whaling has become one of the most controversial environmental issues. It is not that all whale species are at the brink of extinction, but that whales have become important symbols to both pro- and anti-whaling factions and can easily be appropriated as the common heritage of humankind. This...

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Main Author:	Kalland, Arne
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Berghahn Books, ©2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ; v. 12.
Subjects:	Whales > Public opinion. Whaling > Public opinion. Whaling > Environmental aspects. Communication and culture. Communication in nature conservation. Maritime anthropology.