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Orca
How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
Taschenbuch von Jason M Colby
Sprache: Englisch

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Orcas are the most controversial display animal in history. But how did we come to care about them in the first place? Drawing upon previously unavailable documents and interviews, this book explores our love affair with killer whales, and its impact on science, the marine park industry, and modern environmentalism.
Orcas are the most controversial display animal in history. But how did we come to care about them in the first place? Drawing upon previously unavailable documents and interviews, this book explores our love affair with killer whales, and its impact on science, the marine park industry, and modern environmentalism.
Über den Autor
Jason M. Colby is associate professor of environmental and international history at the University of Victoria. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, and raised in the Seattle area, he worked as a commercial fisherman in Alaska and Washington State. He is the author of The Business of Empire: United Fruit, Race, and US Expansion in Central America.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction

  • 1. "The Most Terrible Jaws Afloat"

  • 2. The Old Northwest

  • 3. Griffin's Quest

  • 4. Murray Newman and Moby Doll

  • 5. Namu's Journey

  • 6. A Boy and His Whale

  • 7. Fishing for Orcas

  • 8. Skana and the Hippie

  • 9. The Whales of Pender Harbor

  • 10. Supply and Demand

  • 11. The White Whale

  • 12. The Penn Cove Roundup

  • 13. Whaling in the New Northwest

  • 14. Big Government and Big Business

  • 15. The Legend of Mike Bigg

  • 16. "All Hell Broke Loose"

  • 17. New Frontiers

  • 18. Haida's Song

  • 19. The Legacy of Capture

  • Epilogue

  • Acknowledgements

  • Notes

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Ökologie
Genre: Biologie, Importe
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780190088361
ISBN-10: 0190088362
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Colby, Jason M
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 236 x 156 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Jason M Colby
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.03.2020
Gewicht: 0,601 kg
Artikel-ID: 117494311
Über den Autor
Jason M. Colby is associate professor of environmental and international history at the University of Victoria. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, and raised in the Seattle area, he worked as a commercial fisherman in Alaska and Washington State. He is the author of The Business of Empire: United Fruit, Race, and US Expansion in Central America.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction

  • 1. "The Most Terrible Jaws Afloat"

  • 2. The Old Northwest

  • 3. Griffin's Quest

  • 4. Murray Newman and Moby Doll

  • 5. Namu's Journey

  • 6. A Boy and His Whale

  • 7. Fishing for Orcas

  • 8. Skana and the Hippie

  • 9. The Whales of Pender Harbor

  • 10. Supply and Demand

  • 11. The White Whale

  • 12. The Penn Cove Roundup

  • 13. Whaling in the New Northwest

  • 14. Big Government and Big Business

  • 15. The Legend of Mike Bigg

  • 16. "All Hell Broke Loose"

  • 17. New Frontiers

  • 18. Haida's Song

  • 19. The Legacy of Capture

  • Epilogue

  • Acknowledgements

  • Notes

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Ökologie
Genre: Biologie, Importe
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780190088361
ISBN-10: 0190088362
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Colby, Jason M
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 236 x 156 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Jason M Colby
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.03.2020
Gewicht: 0,601 kg
Artikel-ID: 117494311
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