Title: Japanese whaling :
Authors: Kalland, Arne.; Moeran, Brian,
Date: 1992
Publisher: Curzon Press,
Physical description: 228 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: S
Abstract: The aim of this book is to give a social anthropological account of whaling in Japan. Presents the history of Japanese whaling, showing how it has given rise to a particular kind of culture, and discusses what happens when that culture is threatened. Explains the work organization of those employed in whaling; the role of whaling companies in local and national economies; and the role of the whale in the establishment and maintenance of locacommunity identity (ritual, food, gift giving).
Contents: 1. Whales, Whaling and Japan -- 2. Japanese Whaling Communities. Abashiri. Ayukawa. Wadaura. Taiji. Ukushima. Arikawa. Conclusion -- 3. Portraits. Abe Yoshio and Noriko:
Subject headings (LCSH): Whalers (Persons)--Japan.; Whaling--Economic aspects--Japan.; Whaling--Japan--History.; Whaling--Japan.; Whaling--Social aspects--Japan.