Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis
Author:   Joseph E. Taylor ,  William Cronon
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780295981147


Pages:   488
Publication Date:   01 March 2001
Format:   Paperback
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Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis


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Winner of the George Perkins Marsh Award, American Society for Environmental History

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Author:   Joseph E. Taylor ,  William Cronon
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780295981147


ISBN 10:   0295981148
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   01 March 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Lists of Maps Foreword: Speaking for Salmon Acknowledgments Introduction: A Durable Crisis Dependence, Respect, and Moderation Historicizing Overfishing Inventing a Panacea Making Salmon Taking Salmon Urban Salmon Remaking Salmon Taking Responsibility Citation Abbreviations Notes Bibliographic Essay Index

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This is a benchmark book in the environmental history of the Pacific North-west, one that breaks new ground and provides a model for future discussions in the field. . . . Everyone concerned about today's salmon conditions in the Pacific Northwest and the importance of historical agency in environmental affairs should read this book . -- Environmental History


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Joseph E. Taylor III is assistant professor of history at Iowa State University. An environmental historian specializing in fisheries, he has also worked in the commercial fisheries of the northeast Pacific and Bering Sea.Winner of the George Perkins Marsh Award, American Society for Environmental History

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