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Informationen zum Autor Kurkpatrick Dorsey. Foreword by William Cronon Klappentext Kurkpatrick Dorsey is professor of history at the University of New Hampshire. "This important book is essential for understanding the formation of the first global environmental agreements. It is valuable both as an argument about the failures of sustainability and as an authoritative guide to the people and issues behind the rise of global environmental awareness in the twentieth century." --Jacob Darwin Hamblin, author of Arming Mother Nature "Whales and Nations offers a fresh and timely look at the intersection of the twentieth-century whaling industry, international diplomacy, and science and is an important contribution to a topic that loomed very large in the environmental movement at a critical point in its development. It's also a great read." --Helen M. Rozwadowski, University of Connecticut, Avery Point "The international politics of whaling underwent seismic shifts over the course of the twentieth century, reflecting complex changes in attitudes toward marine mammals and environmental protection worldwide. This important story has never been better told than in Kurkpatrick Dorsey's new book, which is likely to be the standard work on this subject for a long time to come." --William Cronon Zusammenfassung Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s! diplomats! scientists! bureaucrats! and environmentalists! had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would allow for a sustainable whaling industry. This book provides a perspective on the challenges facing international conservation projects. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by William Cronon Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. A Global Industry and Global Challenges 2. The Pelagic and the Political 3. World War and the World's Whales 4. Cheaters Sometimes Prosper 5. Melting Down and Muddling Through 6. Save the Whales (for Later) 7. The End of Commercial Whaling Epilogue Appendix: Whaling Data, 1904-1965 Notes Bibliography Index ...
