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" In pursuit of Leviathan : "
Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, and Karin Gleiter.
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968054
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b722424
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Davis, Lance E., (Lance Edwin)
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In pursuit of Leviathan : : technology, institutions, productivity, and profits in American whaling, 1816-1906 /\ Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, and Karin Gleiter.
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 1997.
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NBER series on long-term factors in economic development
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1 online resource (xii, 550 pages) :: illustrations.
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0226137902
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0226137899
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9780226137896
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9780226137902
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-538) and indexes.
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| Contents
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1. In Prospect -- 2. Whales and Whaling -- 3. Data Sets and Sources -- 4. Natural Resources -- 5. Labor -- 6. Capital -- 7. Technology -- 8. Productivity -- 9. Product Markets -- 10. Agents, Captains, and Owners -- 11. Profits -- 12. The Americans Replace the British -- 13. Modern Whaling -- 14. In Retrospect.
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Whaling-- Economic aspects-- United States.
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Whaling-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- General.
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Whaling-- Economic aspects.
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Whaling.
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Economische aspecten.
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Techniek.
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Walvisvangst.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.3/7295/097309034
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SH383.2.D38 1997eb
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Gallman, Robert E.
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Gleiter, Karin.
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