<p>"Of the nearly dozen books written about Pacific salmon in the last few years, this is the best and most informative."</p> (Library Journal) <p>"This is a benchmark book in the environmental history of the Pacific Northwest, one that breaks new ground and provides a model for future discussions in the field. . . . Everyone concerned about today's salmon conditions in the Pacific Northwest and the importance of historical agency in environmental affairs should read this book."</p> (Environmental History)

Winner of the George Perkins Marsh Award, American Society for Environmental History

A fascinating historical study of the decline of salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest

Lists of Maps

Foreword: Speaking for Salmon

Acknowledgments

Introduction: A Durable Crisis

Dependence, Respect, and Moderation

Historicizing Overfishing

Inventing a Panacea

Making Salmon

Taking Salmon

Urban Salmon

Remaking Salmon

Taking Responsibility

Citation Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliographic Essay

Index

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A fascinating historical study of the decline of salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest

Product details

ISBN
9780295981147
Published
2001-03-01
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Weight
635 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
488

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Biographical note

Joseph E. Taylor III is assistant professor of history at Iowa State University. An environmental historian specializing in fisheries, he has also worked in the commercial fisheries of the northeast Pacific and Bering Sea.Winner of the George Perkins Marsh Award, American Society for Environmental History