Rendered obsolete: energy culture and the afterlife of us whaling
Auteur :
Jones, Jamie L.
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9781469674810
Date de publication :
29 août 2023
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
272 g
Format :
Cloth
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Analysing a vast archive that includes novels, periodicals, artifacts from whaling ships, tourist attractions, and even whale carcasses, Jones explores the histories of race, labor, and energy consumption in the nineteenth-century United States through the lens of the whaling industry’s legacy.