Fisherman's blues : a West African community at sea
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction | 966.3 B136f | On Shelf |
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 966.3 B136f | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Climatic changes -- Economic aspects -- Senegal.
Ecological disturbances -- Atlantic Ocean.
Fishers -- Senegal -- Joal-Fadiout.
Fishing villages -- Senegal -- Joal-Fadiout.
Joal-Fadiout (Senegal) -- Economic conditions.
Joal-Fadiout (Senegal) -- Social conditions.
Joal-Fadiout (Senegal) -- Social life and customs.
Ecological disturbances -- Atlantic Ocean.
Fishers -- Senegal -- Joal-Fadiout.
Fishing villages -- Senegal -- Joal-Fadiout.
Joal-Fadiout (Senegal) -- Economic conditions.
Joal-Fadiout (Senegal) -- Social conditions.
Joal-Fadiout (Senegal) -- Social life and customs.
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
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"An intimate account of life in a West African fishing village, tugged by currents ancient and modern, and dependent on an ocean that is being radically transformed. The sea is broken, fishermen say. The sea is empty. The genii have taken the fish elsewhere. For centuries, fishermen have launched their pirogues from the Senegalese port of Joal, where the fish used to be so plentiful a man could dip his hand into the grey-green ocean and pull one out as big as his thigh. But in an Atlantic decimated by overfishing and climate change, the fish are harder and harder to find. Here, Badkhen discovers, all boundaries are permeable--between land and sea, between myth and truth, even between storyteller and story. Fisherman's Blues immerses us in a community navigating a time of unprecedented environmental, economic, and cultural upheaval with resilience, ingenuity, and wonder"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Badkhen, A. (2018). Fisherman's blues: a West African community at sea . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Badkhen, Anna, 1976-. 2018. Fisherman's Blues: A West African Community At Sea. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Badkhen, Anna, 1976-. Fisherman's Blues: A West African Community At Sea Riverhead Books, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Badkhen, Anna. Fisherman's Blues: A West African Community At Sea Riverhead Books, 2018.
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