The British Whaling Trade

by Gordon Jackson

Book Overview

This book provides a comprehensive economic history of the British Whaling Trade, divided into two eras of significant technological difference. The first part concerns the traditional whaling trades that structured the industry for three centuries, from 1604-1914. The second part concerns the modern whaling trade between the years 1904-1963, characterised by technological advance and tremendous international competition. Gordon Jackson approaches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0973007397
• ISBN13: 9780973007398
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 316 Pages