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Fishers and Scientists in Modern Turkey: The Management of Natural Resources, Knowledge and Identity on the Eastern Black Sea Coast
Stale Knudsen
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Description for Fishers and Scientists in Modern Turkey: The Management of Natural Resources, Knowledge and Identity on the Eastern Black Sea Coast
Paperback. Through the ethnography and history of fish production, seafood consumption, state modernizing policies and marine science, this book analyzes the role of local knowledge in the management of marine resources on the Eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey. Series: Envrionmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology S. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QRM; JHM; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 428.
...[in this] well written book Knudsen delivers an intriguing study about the meaning of the fish, the fishing activity as a way of life, and the culture of the fishermen. His ability to explain the culture and the life and hard work of Turkish fishers is outstanding. * Environmental History Through the ethnography and history of fish production, seafood consumption, state modernizing policies and marine science, this book analyzes the role of local knowledge in the management of marine resources on the Eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey. Fishing, science and other ways of knowing and relating to fish ... Read more
...[in this] well written book Knudsen delivers an intriguing study about the meaning of the fish, the fishing activity as a way of life, and the culture of the fishermen. His ability to explain the culture and the life and hard work of Turkish fishers is outstanding. * Environmental History Through the ethnography and history of fish production, seafood consumption, state modernizing policies and marine science, this book analyzes the role of local knowledge in the management of marine resources on the Eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey. Fishing, science and other ways of knowing and relating to fish ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Envrionmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology S.
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845453756
SKU
V9781845453756
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Ref
99-15
About Stale Knudsen
Stale Knudsen is Associate Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen. He has spent extended periods doing fieldwork among Turkish Black Sea fishers. He is currently leading a working group on the Black Sea as part of an EU-funded project entitled Knowledge-based Sustainable Management for Europe's Seas .
Reviews for Fishers and Scientists in Modern Turkey: The Management of Natural Resources, Knowledge and Identity on the Eastern Black Sea Coast
The book is well organized and the study follows smoothly from one chapter to the next offering a well-informed analysis of the nature-culture dichotomy on the Eastern Black Sea coast...This book's inter-disciplinary approach should make it appealing to an array of audiences from fisheries scientists and managers to environmental historians and cultural geographers.
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