{"product_id":"whales-and-nations-environmental-diplomacy-on-the-high-seas-9780295995595","title":"Whales and Nations: Environmental Diplomacy on the High Seas","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kurkpatrick Dorsey | William Cronon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Environmental Conservation \u0026amp; Protection - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would allow for a sustainable whaling industry. In \u003ci\u003eWhales and Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, Kurkpatrick Dorsey tells the story of the international negotiation, scientific research, and industrial development behind these efforts --and their ultimate failure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhales and Nations\u003c\/i\u003e begins in the early twentieth century, when new technology revived the fading whaling industry and made whale hunting possible on an unprecedented scale. By the 1920s, declining whale populations prompted efforts to develop \"rational\"--what today would be called sustainable--whaling practices. But even though almost everyone involved with commercial whaling knew that the industry was on an unsustainable path, Dorsey argues, powerful economic, political, and scientific forces made failure nearly inevitable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on a deep engagement with diplomatic history, \u003ci\u003eWhales and Nations\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique perspective on the challenges facing international conservation projects. This history has profound implications for today's pressing questions of global environmental cooperation and sustainability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatch the trailer: http: \/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3QsLlM5KTx0\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46503533019287,"sku":"9780295995595","price":3366.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780295995595.webp?v=1769189187","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/whales-and-nations-environmental-diplomacy-on-the-high-seas-9780295995595","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}