The closing of the frontier. A history of the marine fisheries of Southeast Asia c.1850-2000

Auteur :
BUTCHER, J.G.

Description :
First book on the subject. Divided into 7 chapters. 1. Introduction ; 2. The fisheries of Southeast Asia in the middle of the Nineteenth Century ; 3. State, economy and fisheries to the 1930's ; 4. Catching more with the same technology, 1870s to 1930s ; 5. Technological change and the extension of the frontier of fisheries, 1890s to 1930s ; 6. The great fish race ; 7. The closing of the frontier. Fisheries have brought a severe depletion of marine resources in South-East Asia. The challenge is now to preserve the diversity of marine life under to provide a source of food for the future. - (GL)


Type de document :
Monographie

Source :
nombre de pages : 442, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 40 p.

Date :
2004

Identifiants :
isbn : 981-230-259-X (soft cover), 981-230-223-9 (hard cover)

Editeur :
Pays édition : Singapour, Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies