{"product_id":"fishing-measures-daniel-banoub-9781894725972","title":"Fishing Measures: A Critique of Desk-Bound Reason","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFishing Measures\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the introduction of fisheries science to Newfoundland's saltfishery between the 1880s and 1930s. Banoub argues that during this period fishers' embodied knowledge came to be seen as less reliable and authoritative than modern scientific state management. \u003cem\u003eFishing Measures\u003c\/em\u003e situates this crucial shift in the history of capitalism, showing how the development of abstract scientific knowledge is integral to capitalist value relations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFishing Measures\u003c\/em\u003e trawls a variety of archival sources to document the introduction of scientific knowledge to the extraction, processing, and consumption of saltfish. The book lucidly documents scientific developments on subjects ranging from artificial propagation, to curing techniques, to cod liver oil production. \u003cem\u003eFishing Measures\u003c\/em\u003e makes an invaluable contribution to contemporary debates regarding relationships between capitalism, the environment, and science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Banoub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1894725972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781894725972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Memorial University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Daniel Banoub","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47036592881919,"sku":"9781894725972","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc465528-ebc5-447f-861c-3bacb6b9c07b.jpg?v=1752638051","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fishing-measures-daniel-banoub-9781894725972","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}