So remorseless a havoc : of dolphins, whales and men
McNally, Robert1981
Books, Manuscripts
Down throught the centuries, in cultures from Japan to South America, ancient Greece to Polynesia, man has consistently put whales and dolphins to great use - and misuse - as a part of his industry, mythology, art and literature. In the name of commerce, whales have been indiscriminately slaughtered - often to the brink of extinction - just to make lamp oil, lipstick and margarine. Simultaneously they have been exalted by some as an enlightened species, damned by others as seagoing devils, and have inspired several literary classics. What is it about them that so fascinates us and fills us with emotion? Why are we now learning to care so deeply about their survival? What is the special relationship between humans and whales? 'So remorseless a havoc' explores these intriguing questions and much more, in one of the most wide-ranging and compassionate general studies yet undertaken of whales, dolphins and porpoises and their involvement with man.
Main title:
So remorseless a havoc : of dolphins, whales and men / by Robert McNally ; illustrations by Pieter Arend Folkens
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Imprint:
Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1981.
Collation:
268 p. ; illus., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
BibliographyIncludes index.
ISSN:
0316-562920
Language:
English