Private Oceans - The Enclosure and Marketisation of the Seas

An anthropological study of the privatisation and political economy of modern fishing

About the author

Fiona McCormack is Senior Lecturer and Convenor of Anthropology at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. She is author of Private Oceans (Pluto, 2017), co-editor of Engaging with Capitalism (Emerald Group Publishing, 2013) and a contributor to Anthropologies of Value (Pluto, 2016).

Summary

An anthropological study of the privatisation and political economy of modern fishing.

Product details

• Authors: Fiona Mccormack, McCormack Fiona
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9780745399102
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-9910-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society; Anthropology, Culture and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; NATURE / Natural Resources, Business & Economics / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, The environment, privatization, Social and cultural anthropology, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Food security and supply, For higher / tertiary / university education, Fisheries & Related Industries, Fisheries and related industries