Empire of extinction: Russians and the North Pacific's strange beasts of the sea, 1741-1867

Jones examines the causes and consequences of environmental catastrophe resulting from Russia's imperial expansion into the North Pacific. Gathering a host of Siberian and Alaskan native peoples, including the Aleuts, from the early 1700s until 1867, the Russian Empire organised a rapacious hun...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Beteilige Person: Jones, Ryan Tucker 19XX- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 2014
Schlagwörter:
Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199343416.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199343416.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:Jones examines the causes and consequences of environmental catastrophe resulting from Russia's imperial expansion into the North Pacific. Gathering a host of Siberian and Alaskan native peoples, including the Aleuts, from the early 1700s until 1867, the Russian Empire organised a rapacious hunt for fur seals, sea otters, and other fur-bearing animals, which declined precipitously. This destruction, which took place in one of the most hotly contested imperial arenas of the time, also drew the attention of natural historians, who played an important role in imperial expansion
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780199373819
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199343416.001.0001