Greenlanders, Whales, and Whaling: Sustainability and Self-Determination in the Arctic (Arctic Visions Series)

431 Pages·1997·2.32 MB·English

by  Richard A. Caulfield

Greenlanders, Whales, and Whaling :
title: Sustainability and Self-determination in the
Arctic Arctic Visions
author: Caulfield, Richard A.
publisher: University Press of New England
isbn10 | asin: 0874518105
print isbn13: 9780874518108
ebook isbn13: 9780585251592
language: English
Inuit--Fishing--Greenland, Inuit--
Greenland--Government relations, Inuit--
Greenland--Economic conditions, Whaling-
subject -Government policy--Greenland, Baleen
whales--Government policy--Greenland,
Sustainable fisheries--Greenland, Human
ecology--Greenland, Self
1997
1997
publication date:
lcc: E99.E7C38 1997eb
ddc: 338.3/7295/09982
Inuit--Fishing--Greenland, Inuit--
Greenland--Government relations, Inuit--
Greenland--Economic conditions, Whaling-
subject: -Government policy--Greenland, Baleen
whales--Government policy--Greenland,
Sustainable fisheries--Greenland, Human
ecology--Greenland, Self
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Greenlanders, Whales, and Whaling
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ARCTIC VISIONS
Gail Osherenko and Oran Young
GENERAL EDITORS
The Arctic has long appeared to outsiders as a vast, forbidding
wasteland or, alternatively, as a storehouse of riches ready for the
taking by those able to conquer the harsh physical environment. More
recently, a competing vision paints the Arctic as the last pristine
wilderness on earth, a place to be preserved for future generations.
Arctic Visions confronts these conflicting and simplistic portraits,
conceived in ignorance of the complexities of the circumpolar world
and without appreciation of the viewpoints of those indigenous to the
region. Drawing upon an international community of writers who are
sensitive to human dimensions, Arctic Visions will explore political,
strategic, economic, environmental, and cultural issues.
The Arctic has always been a place of human and natural drama, an
arena for imperial ambitions, economic exploitation, ecological
disasters, and personal glory. As the region gains importance in
international affairs, this series will help a growing audience of
readers to develop new and more informed visions of the Arctic.
Arctic Politics: Conflict and Cooperation in the Circumpolar North,
Oran Young, 1992
Arctic Wars, Animal Rights, Endangered Peoples, Finn Lynge, 1992
Arctic Adaptations: Native Whalers and Reindeer Herders of
Northern Eurasia, Igor Krupnik, 1993
Relocating Eden: The Image and Politics of Inuit Exile in the
Canadian Arctic, Alan Rudolph Marcus, 1995
Sold American: The Story of Alaska Natives and Their Land,
18671959: The Army to Statehood, Donald Craig Mitchell, 1997
Greenlanders, Whales, and Whaling: Sustainability and Self-
Determination in the Arctic, Richard A. Caulfield, 1997
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Greenlanders Whales, and Whaling
Sustainability and Self-Determination in the Arctic
Richard A. Caulfield
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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Published by University Press of New England,
Hanover, NH 03755
© 1997 by the Trustees of Dartmouth College
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
5 4 3 2 1
data appear at the end of the book
CIP
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for my wife, Annie,
and for Caitlin, Michael, and Julia
who shared the journey with me
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations and Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: 1
Whaling and Co-Management in Greenland
Part One
ConnectionsGreenland and World Systems
Chapter 1 17
History and Political Economy in Greenland
Chapter 2 49
Changing Production Relations in Greenland: The Case of
Qeqertarsuaq Municipality
Part Two
Local Dynamics, Global Concerns: Conflict and
Contradictions in Greenlandic Whaling
Chapter 3 77
Vessels, Kin, and Harpoons: Continuity and Change in
Whaling
Chapter 4 111
Greenland's Whaling Regime: Costs and Benefits of Co-
management