A Whale of a Difference: Southern Right Whale Culture and the Tasman World's Living Terrain of Encounter
This article examines the cross-cultural histories that developed around the bay whale fisheries of the Tasman World (Australia and New Zealand) in the early nineteenth century. Using new insights about whale culture from marine biology and data gleaned from whaling logs, it posits that changing rig...
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crwhitehorsepr:10.3197/096734018x15217309861540 2023-05-15T18:26:17+02:00 A Whale of a Difference: Southern Right Whale Culture and the Tasman World's Living Terrain of Encounter Jones, Ryan Tucker 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/096734018x15217309861540 https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/whp/eh/2019/00000025/00000002/art00004 en eng White Horse Press Environment and History volume 25, issue 2, page 185-218 ISSN 0967-3407 Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Environmental Science (miscellaneous) History Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2019 crwhitehorsepr https://doi.org/10.3197/096734018x15217309861540 2022-04-13T10:32:03Z This article examines the cross-cultural histories that developed around the bay whale fisheries of the Tasman World (Australia and New Zealand) in the early nineteenth century. Using new insights about whale culture from marine biology and data gleaned from whaling logs, it posits that changing right whale cultures significantly influenced the ways that Aboriginals and Māori participated in the industry, and thus deeply shaped colonial histories there. This case study presents evidence that historians need to consider animal cultures as important parts of human histories and that doing so can provide unexpected answers to large historical questions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Right Whale White Horse Press Journals (via Crossref) New Zealand Environment and History 25 2 185 218 |
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This article examines the cross-cultural histories that developed around the bay whale fisheries of the Tasman World (Australia and New Zealand) in the early nineteenth century. Using new insights about whale culture from marine biology and data gleaned from whaling logs, it posits that changing right whale cultures significantly influenced the ways that Aboriginals and Māori participated in the industry, and thus deeply shaped colonial histories there. This case study presents evidence that historians need to consider animal cultures as important parts of human histories and that doing so can provide unexpected answers to large historical questions. |
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A Whale of a Difference: Southern Right Whale Culture and the Tasman World's Living Terrain of Encounter |
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A Whale of a Difference: Southern Right Whale Culture and the Tasman World's Living Terrain of Encounter |
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A Whale of a Difference: Southern Right Whale Culture and the Tasman World's Living Terrain of Encounter |
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A Whale of a Difference: Southern Right Whale Culture and the Tasman World's Living Terrain of Encounter |
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A Whale of a Difference: Southern Right Whale Culture and the Tasman World's Living Terrain of Encounter |
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