Small-type coastal whaling in Japan
Subtitle: report of an international workshop
By: participants: Tomoya Akimichi ... [et al.].
Contributors: Akimichi, Tomoya.; Boreal Institute for Northern Studies.; Japan Social Sciences Association of Canada.; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Fund to Promote International Educational Exchange.
Series: Occasional publication,; no. 27; Occasional publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies) ;; no. 27.
Publisher: Boreal Institute for Northern Studies
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Whaling -- Japan -- Congresses.
Description: Includes chapters on the history of whaling in Japan, uses of whale meat and social integration and whaling culture. Appendices include Japanese and English names for several whale species, whale meat in Japanese food culture, the impact of the whaling moratorium, etc.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 112-116.
"A joint publication of Japan Social Sciences Association of Canada, Fund to Promote International Educational Exchange, and Boreal Institute for Northern Studies"