Shingu, a Japanese fishing community / Arne Kalland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kalland, Arne.

Series:

Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; no. 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Villages--Japan--Case studies.

Villages.

Fishers--Japan--Shingu-shi (Fukuoka-ken).

Fishers.

Shingū-shi (Japan)--Social conditions.

Shingū-shi (Japan).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Curzon, 1981.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From being an important centre which attracted a large number of merchants during the feudal period, Shing?, on the northern shores of Kyushu is today a suburb of Fukuoka City. Fishing is a slowly-dying occupation and this volume analyses how the fishermen adjust to changing circumstances. Although Japan is the largest fishing nation in the world, when originally published this book was the first to be published in English which focussed on the composition and role performance of the crews and larger net-groups. This analysis has been set in an historical perspective, showing how the vertic

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER II: THE SETTING; CHAPTER III: THE HISTORY OF SHINGU; CHAPTER IV: HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY; CHAPTER V: TECHNOLOGY AND ANNUAL CYCLES; CHAPTER VI: THE FISHING BOAT AS A MANAGEMENT UNIT; CHAPTER VII: NET-GROUPS AS MANAGEMENT UNITS; CHAPTER VIII: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE FISHERIES; CHAPTER IX: RECRUITMENT OF FISHERMEN; CHAPTER X: CONCLUSION; APPENDIX I: THE FISHING HOUSEHOLDS; APPENDIX II: MERCHANT HOUSES IN SHINGU-URA; APPENDIX III THE CATCHES IN SHINGU IN 1950 (Unit: 1000 yen)

APPENDIX IV: THE RELATIVE VALUE OF THE MONTHLY CATCHES IN SHINGUNOTES; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

First published in 1981.

Bibliography: p. 195-198.

ISBN:

1-136-91696-2

1-136-91697-0

1-283-03798-X

9786613037985

0-203-84398-3

9780203843987

OCLC:

798532042