Burnett, D. Graham.
The sounding of the whale : science & cetaceans in the twentieth century /
D. Graham Burnett.
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012.
- xxii, 793 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 677-733) and index.
Into the belly of the beast -- The prince of whales -- A cetaceous parliament -- Trials of force -- Shots across the bow.
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Whales--Research--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Whales--Research--History--United States--20th century.
Whaling--History--20th century.
Whaling--Law and legislation--History--20th century.
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