Scientific Uncertainty and the Politics of Whaling

by Michael Heazle

Focusing on the internal workings of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the author explores the impact of political and economic imperatives on the production and interpretation of scientific research. Central to this work are the epistemological problems encountered in the production of 'truth', whereby scientific knowledge has made uncertainty a tool in the service of political objectives. Copublished: University of Washington Press

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1896445373
• ISBN13: 9781896445373
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Age Range: 18 years and up