In Pursuit of Leviathan

Technology, Institutions, Productivity and Profits in American Whaling, 1816-1906

Lance E. Davis, etc. (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

562 Seiten

1997
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-13789-6 (ISBN)

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Traces the American whaling industry from its rise in the 1840s to its precipitous fall at the end of the 19th century. This text uses detailed and comprehensive data to describe more than 4000 whaling voyages from New Bedford, Massachusetts, and explores the whaling market and techniques.

This study traces the American whaling industry from its rise in the 1840s to its precipitous fall at the end of the 19th century. It uses detailed and comprehensive data to describe more than 4000 whaling voyages from New Bedford, Massachusetts, and explores the market for whale products, crew quality and labour contracts, and whale biology and distribution. It also assesses the productivity of the American fleet, and examines the new whaling techniques developed at the end of the 19th century. Despite the common belief that the whaling industry declined due to a fall in whale stocks, the authors argue that the industry's collapse was related to changes in technology and market conditions.

Preface 1: In Prospect 2: Whales and Whaling 3: Data Sets and Sources 4: Natural Resources 5: Labor 6: Capital 7: Technology 8: Productivity 9: Product Markets 10: Agents, Captains, and Owners 11: Profits 12: The Americans Replace the British 13: Modern Whaling 14: In Retrospect References Name Index Subject Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.7.1997
Reihe/Serie	National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development
Zusatzinfo	38 halftones, 5 maps, 20 line drawings
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 234 mm
Gewicht	920 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-226-13789-9 / 0226137899
ISBN-13	978-0-226-13789-6 / 9780226137896
Zustand	Neuware