Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling / Michael Heazle.
Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling / Michael Heazle.
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Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press ; Edmondton : Canadian Circumpolra Institute Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N333.9595/ 6
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English
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Physical content
xi, 260 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The IWC 1949-59 : an exercise in uncertainty becoming certainty -- 3. The Antarctic collapse : uncertainty takes a (brief) holiday -- 4. The worm turns : the IWC's reinterpretation of uncertainty -- 5. Scientific uncertainty and the evolution of the superwhale -- 6. Conclusion.
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Publisher
Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press ; Edmondton : Canadian Circumpolra Institute Press, 2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Washington (State)
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"In this study, Michael Heazle examines how International Waling Commission (IWC) policy dramatically shifted from furthering the interests of whaling nations to eventually banning all commercial whaling. Focusing on the internal workings of a single organization, Heazle explores the impact of political and economic imperatives on the production an...
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Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling / Michael Heazle.
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Circumpolar research series (issn 0838-133X) ; No. 11; Studies in whaling No. 8.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N333.9595/ 6
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74VKvlldNv6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvlldNv6y
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0295986050 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780295986050 (hardback : alk. paper)
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333.9595
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991021711189702626
