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- Addresses the controversial practice of Japanese whaling
- Highlights the cultural and historical value of Japan's whaling culture and memorial rites for whales
- Assesses the relevance of this culture to nature conservation and management of sustainable use of natural resources
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- Japanese Whaling Culture and Religious Belief
- Whaling in Japan and Politics
- Japanese Belief Systems about Whales
- Japan and the International Whaling Commission
- Mourning Whales in Japan
- Japanese Whaling and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources.
- Japanese Beliefs about Whales and Whaling
- Japanese Whaling and Coexistence with Nature
- Memorial Rites for Whales in Japan
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Book Title: The Japanese Culture of Mourning Whales
Book Subtitle: Whale Graves and Memorial Monuments in Japan
Authors: Mayumi Itoh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6671-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6670-2Published: 20 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4928-7Published: 25 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6671-9Published: 05 December 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 267
Number of Illustrations: 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Social Anthropology, Asian Culture, History of Japan, Asian Politics, Environmental Sociology