The Power of Words in International Relations: Birth of an Anti-Whaling Discourse
(Part of the Politics, Science, and the Environment Series)
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The role of discursive power in shaping international relations analyzed through the lens of whaling politics. In the second half of the twentieth century, worldwide attitudes toward whaling shifted from widespread acceptance to moral censure. Why? Whaling, once as important to the global economy as oil is now, had long been uneconomical. Major species were long known to be endangered. Yet nations had continued to support whaling...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0262550695
ISBN13:9780262550697
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:MIT Press
Length:333 Pages
Weight:3.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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