| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 348 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Prologue: The Antarctic, December 2001 xi -- Chapter 1 Beginnings 1 -- Chapter 2 South from Singapore 23 -- Chapter 3 Life and Death at the End of the Earth 45 -- Chapter 4 Cat-and-Mouse Among the Icebergs 63 -- Chapter 5 Contact 85 -- Chapter 6 A Brief History of the Mismanagement of Whaling 109 -- Chapter 7 Chronicle of a Voyage from Hell 133 -- Chapter 8 "Great God! This Is an Awful Place ..." 155 -- Chapter 9 Sanctuary 181 -- Chapter 10 A Place Called Paradise 201 -- Chapter 11 Red-Handed 225 -- Chapter 12 Vote Buying, Canny Proposals, and Fish-Eating Whales 251 -- Chapter 13 One Last Roll of the Dice 274 |
| Summary |
"In the waters surrounding Antarctica, a lethal practice continues. Despite an international moratorium on commercial whaling, one fleet in the Southern Ocean persists in hunting and killing whales. The Whaling Season recounts the extraordinary efforts to intercept that fleet and halt the slaughter in one of the Earth's last great wilderness areas." |
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"Kieran Mulvaney has led four expeditions to stop whaling. In The Whaling Season, he offers a vivid account of the voyages in all their drama, disappointment, strain, and elation, giving readers a behind-the-scenes look at the hazards and triumphs of life as an environmental activist. Drawing on the history of commercial whaling and polar exploration, the development of Greenpeace, and broader scientific and political efforts to conserve marine life, The Whaling Season is both an engrossing tale of adventure and an impassioned plea for protection of some of the world's most spectacular creatures."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-329) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mulvaney, Kieran -- Travel -- Polar regions
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| SUBJECT |
Mulvaney, Kieran fast |
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Greenpeace International
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Greenpeace International fast |
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Whales -- Polar regions
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Whaling -- Polar regions
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Wildlife conservation -- Polar regions
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Travel
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Whales
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Whaling
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Wildlife conservation
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Polar regions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781597263016 |
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159726301X |
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