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Bringing Whales Ashore
Oceans and the Environment of Early Modern Japan
Japan today defends its controversial whaling expeditions by invoking tradition—but what was the historical reality? In examining the techniques and impacts of whaling during the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), Jakobina Arch shows that the organized, shore-based...
ISBN: 9780295748108
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