North Atlantic Fishermen
Anthropological Essays on Modern Fishing
- Publisher
- ISER Books
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1972
- Category
- Cultural
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780919666023
- Publish Date
- Jan 1972
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
These field studies were conducted among commercial fishermen in Newfoundland, Norway, Shetland and Sweden. Although the fishermen work with similar technologies in similar physical environments, they take different decisions with respect to a number of economic and social matters. The essays explore these differences--in work organization, crew formation and maintenance, and information management.
About the authors
Raoul Andersen is a social anthropologist and, as an ex-seafarer's son was drawn to learn the ways and meanings of fishing and seafaring.