商品簡介
Part of a series exploring contemporary issues of environmental anthropology and ethnobiology, this volume on whaling examines whaling practices around the world and explores the relationship between traditional cultural expressions and environmental regulation. The work takes a clear pro-whaling position and discusses traditional whaling culture, its effect on identity, and the "supernaturalization"of whales in popular culture and environmental circles. The author draws on his long-term research and lifelong membership in a whale eating culture to provide unique perspective on the issue. Kalland is a professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo, Norway. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Arne Kalland is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. He has written extensively on marine resource management and people's perceptions of nature. Recently he has addressed the relationship between religion and ecology. He has edited several books on human–nature relations and done fieldwork in Japan, Norway and Thailand.
