| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 164 pages) : maps |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index. |
| Contents |
"White-washed Yankees" : the beginnings of the bait trade, 1790-1854 -- "Intrusion of strangers" : seeking local control in an emerging national context, 1854-1885 -- "A fisherman ought to be a free trader anyway" : the bait trade in diplomatic controversy, 1886-1888 -- "Peaceable settlement" : bait and international law, 1888-1910. |
| Summary |
Over the centuries, processing and distribution of products from land and sea has stimulated the growth of a global economy. In the broad sweep of world history, it may be hard to imagine a place for the meager little herring baitfish. Yet, as Brian Payne adeptly recounts, the baitfish trade was hotly contested in the Anglo-American world throughout the nineteenth century. Politicians called for wars, navies were dispatched with guns at the ready, vessels were seized at sea, and violence erupted at sea. Yet, the battle over baitfish was not simply a diplomatic or political affair. Fishermen from hundreds of villages along the coastline of Atlantic Canada and New England played essential roles in the construction of legal authority that granted or denied access to these profitable bait fisheries. Fishing a Borderless Sea illustrates how everyday laborers created a complex system of environmental stewardship that enabled them to control the local resources while also allowing them access into the larger global economy. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Baitfish fisheries -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 19th century.
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Baitfish fisheries. |
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North Atlantic Ocean. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Baitfish fisheries -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Fishers -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
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Fishers. |
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Social conflict -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
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Social conflict. |
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North Atlantic Ocean -- Commerce -- History.
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Commerce. |
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Territorial waters -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
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Territorial waters. |
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Fishery resources -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
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Fishery resources. |
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Fishery law and legislation -- History.
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Fishery law and legislation. |
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International economic relations -- History -- 19th century.
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International economic relations. |
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International economic relations -- History -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic book.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Payne, Brian J. Fishing a borderless sea. East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2010 9780870138744 (DLC) 2009027370 (OCoLC)426065972 |
| ISBN |
9781609172152 (electronic book) |
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1609172159 (electronic book) |
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9780870138744 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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087013874X (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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