Gordon Jackson
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780973007398
- eISBN:
- 9781786944658
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9780973007398.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Maritime History
This book provides a comprehensive economic history of the British Whaling Trade, divided into two eras of significant technological difference. The first part concerns the traditional whaling trades ...
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This book provides a comprehensive economic history of the British Whaling Trade, divided into two eras of significant technological difference. The first part concerns the traditional whaling trades that structured the industry for three centuries, from 1604-1914. The second part concerns the modern whaling trade between the years 1904-1963, characterised by technological advance and tremendous international competition. Gordon Jackson approaches the enormous subject of British Whaling from the perspectives of both the national economy of Britain, and the international whaling industry as a whole. The book consults official statistical material to determine the size and performance of various whaling fleets; eye-witness accounts and state papers for the early history of the trade; log books, and trade and customs records for the eighteenth century; and the documents of the Southern Whaling Company, Salvesen, and Unilever for insights into the modern whaling period. The book concludes with appendices containing statistical data concerning whale oil, whale stocks, and the price of goods, two bibliographies of further reading, and a conclusion that free competition and market demand simply exhausted whale stocks beyond any possibility of restoration.Less
This book provides a comprehensive economic history of the British Whaling Trade, divided into two eras of significant technological difference. The first part concerns the traditional whaling trades that structured the industry for three centuries, from 1604-1914. The second part concerns the modern whaling trade between the years 1904-1963, characterised by technological advance and tremendous international competition. Gordon Jackson approaches the enormous subject of British Whaling from the perspectives of both the national economy of Britain, and the international whaling industry as a whole. The book consults official statistical material to determine the size and performance of various whaling fleets; eye-witness accounts and state papers for the early history of the trade; log books, and trade and customs records for the eighteenth century; and the documents of the Southern Whaling Company, Salvesen, and Unilever for insights into the modern whaling period. The book concludes with appendices containing statistical data concerning whale oil, whale stocks, and the price of goods, two bibliographies of further reading, and a conclusion that free competition and market demand simply exhausted whale stocks beyond any possibility of restoration.
David Haines
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780986497339
- eISBN:
- 9781786944511
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9780986497339.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, Maritime History
This chapter explores the surge in pelagic whaling in the nineteenth century and how it contributed to globalisation. It examines the contact between European empires and indigenous Pacific island ...
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This chapter explores the surge in pelagic whaling in the nineteenth century and how it contributed to globalisation. It examines the contact between European empires and indigenous Pacific island communities and the relationship between the whaling industry and European expansionism. It is divided into four parts: the first reviews whaling historiography; the second examines the origin of the Pacific whaling industry and its international components; the third examines the impact of whaling on Pacific island communities; and the fourth uses case studies exploring the impact from New Zealander and Hawaiian perspectives. It concludes that the whaling industry had a relatively minor long-term impact on globalisation - bar the depletion of whale stock, but an enormous overall impact on the furthering of European expansionism.Less
This chapter explores the surge in pelagic whaling in the nineteenth century and how it contributed to globalisation. It examines the contact between European empires and indigenous Pacific island communities and the relationship between the whaling industry and European expansionism. It is divided into four parts: the first reviews whaling historiography; the second examines the origin of the Pacific whaling industry and its international components; the third examines the impact of whaling on Pacific island communities; and the fourth uses case studies exploring the impact from New Zealander and Hawaiian perspectives. It concludes that the whaling industry had a relatively minor long-term impact on globalisation - bar the depletion of whale stock, but an enormous overall impact on the furthering of European expansionism.
Anthony B. Dickinson and Chesley W. Sanger
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780973007305
- eISBN:
- 9781786944740
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9780973007305.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, Maritime History
This chapter explores the 1903 decline of the local whale population in relation to expansion of whaling in Newfoundland, and the role of the Ellefsen family during this period and their ...
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This chapter explores the 1903 decline of the local whale population in relation to expansion of whaling in Newfoundland, and the role of the Ellefsen family during this period and their contributions to the industry.Less
This chapter explores the 1903 decline of the local whale population in relation to expansion of whaling in Newfoundland, and the role of the Ellefsen family during this period and their contributions to the industry.
Bjørn L. Basberg
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780968128848
- eISBN:
- 9781786944801
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9780968128848.003.0012
- Subject:
- History, Maritime History
This chapter discusses the British-Norwegian technological and economic hegemony of the modern whaling industry during the twentieth century, and the nature of the challenge presented by Japan, and ...
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This chapter discusses the British-Norwegian technological and economic hegemony of the modern whaling industry during the twentieth century, and the nature of the challenge presented by Japan, and the relationship between rival states during this period of globalisation. It follows the development of Japanese whaling; their adoption of the modern ‘Norwegian’ method; the 1934 Japanese move into Antarctic waters; and the eventual dominance of Japan over the whaling industry. It concludes by affirming that Japan’s success came from importing British-Norwegian technology, and later, blueprints, in order to adopt and adapt modern whaling technology to suit their national needs, demonstrating that the integration of technology is made possible by globalisation.Less
This chapter discusses the British-Norwegian technological and economic hegemony of the modern whaling industry during the twentieth century, and the nature of the challenge presented by Japan, and the relationship between rival states during this period of globalisation. It follows the development of Japanese whaling; their adoption of the modern ‘Norwegian’ method; the 1934 Japanese move into Antarctic waters; and the eventual dominance of Japan over the whaling industry. It concludes by affirming that Japan’s success came from importing British-Norwegian technology, and later, blueprints, in order to adopt and adapt modern whaling technology to suit their national needs, demonstrating that the integration of technology is made possible by globalisation.
Anthony B. Dickinson and Chesley W. Sanger
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780973007305
- eISBN:
- 9781786944740
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9780973007305.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, Maritime History
This chapter follows the early success of the whaling station in 1902, and the way in which the growing industry was integrated into the local community. It is particularly interested in the ...
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This chapter follows the early success of the whaling station in 1902, and the way in which the growing industry was integrated into the local community. It is particularly interested in the production of whale oil and statistics concerning whale catches over the course of the whaling season.Less
This chapter follows the early success of the whaling station in 1902, and the way in which the growing industry was integrated into the local community. It is particularly interested in the production of whale oil and statistics concerning whale catches over the course of the whaling season.
