The Lobster Gangs of Maine
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The Lobster Gangs of Maine by James M Acheson
James Acheson's detailed account of lobstering in Maine quickly dispels notions that the lobstermen is the eastern version of the cowboy, struggling alone for survival against the elements. In reality, he writes, the lobster fisherman is caught up in a thick and complex web of social relationships. Survival in the industry depends as much on the ability to manipulate social relationships as on technical skills. Acheson replaces our romantic image of the lobsterman with descriptions of the highly territorial and hierarchical harbor gangs, daily and annual cycles of lobstering, intricacies of marketing the catch, and the challenge of managing a communal resource.
JAMES ACHESON is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is author of Samuel Beckett's Artistic Theory and Practice, co-editor of Contemporary British Poetry and Beckett's Later Fiction and Drama; and editor of The British and Irish Novel since 1960 and British and Irish Drama since 1960. A member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Beckett Studies, he has published essays on Beckett and other authors in various edited collections and journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780874514513 |
| ISBN 10 | 0874514517 |
| Title | The Lobster Gangs of Maine |
| Author | James M Acheson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of New England |
| Year published | 1988-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 205 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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