The Anthropology of Community-Based Whaling in Greenland : A Collection of Papers Submitted to the International Whaling Commission
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Occasional Publications Series
ISBN-10
1896445055
ISBN-13
9781896445052
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Imprint
CCI Press
Country of Manufacture
CA
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1997
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
546 grams
Dimensions
24.00 x 16.20 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Anthropology
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Greenland''s Inuit have for generations depended upon the hunting and sharing of whales to fulfill their needs. Yet their ability to continue their tradition in an ecologically responsible and sustainable manner is threatened by those opposed to the killing of whales. Contributions deal with various aspects of the whale hunt and the economic, social, cultural, historical, nutritional, and spiritual importance and significance of whales and whaling to Greenlandic Inuit. Chapters by: Moses Olsen; R. Petersen, E. Lemke, And F. O. Kapel; P. Hems, O. Hertz, and F. O. Kapel; Robert Petersen; Fin B. Larsen; Janne Jervin, Jens Dahl, Peder Helms, and Robert Petersen; Svend E. Larsen and Klaus G. Hansen; Erling Josefsen; Richard A. Caulfield;
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