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 Beyond the Catch: Fisheries of the North Atlantic, the North Sea and the Baltic, 900-1850

Contents

• • Preliminary Materials (i-xx)   (150K)
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    • Contents
    • List Of Figures, Including Graphs, Illustrations, Maps And Tables
    • List Of Contributors
  • Introduction (1-28) by Louis Sicking and Darlene Abreu-Ferreira   (186K)
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    • Methods And Sources
    • Expanding Fish Horizons
    • Processing Methods
    • Landscape, Settlements, And Spatial Organization
    • Trade, Profitability And Taxation
    • Consumption, Communication And Cooperation
    • Bibliography
  • ‘Dark Age Economics’ Revisited: The English Fish-Bone Evidence, 600–1600 (29-60) by James H. Barrett, Alison M. Locker and Callum M. Roberts   (574K)
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    • Introduction
    • Identifying Medieval Fish Trade
    • The ‘Fish Event Horizon’
    • The Wider European Context And The Fish Trade Hypothesis
    • Technological Innovation, Environmental Change And Christian Fasting Practices
    • The Commercial Revolution
    • Bibliography
  • Viking Age Economics And The Origins Of Commercial Cod Fisheries In The North Atlantic (61-90) by Sophia Perdikaris and Thomas H. Mcgovern   (343K)
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    • The Origins Of Commercial Fishing: Old Problems And New Insights
    • The Icelandic Sites And Contexts
    • Multi-Indicator Approach: Commercialization Signatures
    • Between Subsistence And Globalization: Outlines Of Nordic Maritime Economy Prior To Ad 1000
    • Bibliography
  • Understanding A Medieval Fishing Settlement Along The Southern North Sea: Walraversijde, C. 1200–1630 (91-122) by Dries Tys and Marnix Pieters   (2M)
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    • Introduction
    • The Start Of Medieval Fisheries In Coastal Flanders In The Context Of The Count’s Power
    • The Development Of Walraversijde In Relation To The Subsistence Crisis Of The Fourteenth Century
    • A Flourishing Community With International Contacts, 1425–1475
    • Decline And Disappearance, 1475–1630
    • Conclusion And Prospects For Further Research
    • Bibliography
  • Transformation Of The Maritime Cultural Landscape Of Atlantic Canada By Migratory European Fishermen, 1500–1800 (123-154) by Peter Pope   (2M)
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    • Who Fished Where And When?
    • The Landscape Of The Migratory Fishery
    • The Distribution Of Fishing Rooms
    • Conclusion: Land, Labour And The Limits Of Impact
    • Bibliography
  • The Medieval Herring Fishery In The Western Baltic (155-186) by Carsten Jahnke   (208K)
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    • Introduction: Herring—Fish For An Artificial Market
    • The Spread Of Herring Into The European Inland Market
    • The Herring Fishery And The Processing Of The Catch In The Sound
    • Economic And Political Structures In Northern Europe During The Middle Ages
    • The Historical Development Of International Herring Markets In The Western Baltic
    • Catch Size
    • The Trade In Herring
    • Conclusion: The Medieval Herring Fishery In The Western Baltic
    • Bibliography
  • Fish, Stock And Barrel. Changes In The Stockfish Trade In Northern Europe, C. 1360–1560 (187-208) by Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz   (178K)
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    • The Stockfish
    • Bergen As The Stockfish Trade Centre
    • Technological Change: Stockfish Mills
    • New Stockfish Trading Centres And New Participants In The Trade
    • Changes In Bergen
    • Conclusions
    • Bibliography
  • The ‘Golden Mountain’: An Economic Analysis Of Holland’s Early Modern Herring Fisheries (209-244) by Christiaan Van Bochove   (286K)
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    • Introduction
    • Overview Of Holland’s Herring Fisheries
    • Income
    • Costs
    • Economic Variables
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
  • The Evolution Of Portuguese Fisheries In The Medieval And Early Modern Period A Fiscal Approach (245-280) by Inês Amorim   (2M)
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    • Introduction
    • The Specificity Of The Portuguese Fishing Grounds: An Overview
    • The Nature Of Duties
    • Fisheries And Duties: A Difficult Equilibrium
    • Conclusion
    • Appendix 1 Annual Revenue From Leasing The Tuna Fisheries
    • Appendix 2 Revenue From Sisa For Porto
    • Appendix 3 Cod Prices (In Réis) In Portugal (Porto And Lisbon)
    • Bibliography
  • Carp In The City Fish-Farming Ponds And Urban Dynamics In Brabant And Hainaut, C. 1100–1500 (281-308) by Chloé Deligne   (886K)
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    • The Supplying Of Fish To Medieval Cities
    • The Origins Of Freshwater Fish Farming
    • Fish Farming In Brabant And Hainaut
    • A New Interest: 1250–1380
    • The Golden Age Of Fish Farming (1300–1450): An Urban Phenomenon
    • Carp In The City
    • An Open Economy: Skills And Resources
    • Bygone Landscapes
    • Bibliography
  • Fish For Feast And Fast Fish Consumption In The Netherlands In The Late Middle Ages (309-336) by Petra J.E.M. Van Dam   (204K)
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    • Introduction
    • Fish-Eating In Periods Of Fasting
    • The Influence Of The Availability Of Fish
    • Which Fish Were Feast Fish?
    • Luxury Fish
    • Poor People’s Fish
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
  • ‘Our Triumph Of Holland’ War, Violence, And The Herring Fishery Of The Low Countries, C. 1400–1650 (337-364) by Louis Sicking and Adri P. Van Vliet   (195K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Fifteenth Century: Three Ways To Protect The Herring Fishery
    • Political Support For The Defence Of The Herring Fishery: Flanders And Holland Compared
    • Holland And The Defence Of The Herring Fishery During The Habsburg-Valois Wars
    • War, Violence, And The Herring Fishery During The Dutch Revolt
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
  • Women In Dutch Fishing Communities The Cases Of Ter Heijde And Maassluis, C. 1600–1700 (365-386) by Annette De Wit   (158K)
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    • Introduction
    • Two Fishing Communities: Ter Heijde And Maassluis
    • Men’s Work
    • Women’s Work
    • Housework
    • The Household
    • Women In Society
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
  • Talking Fishco-Operation And Communication In The Dutch North Sea Herring Fisheries, C. 1600–1850 (387-412) by Bo Poulsen   (230K)
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    • Introduction
    • Theories On Fishermen’s Behaviour
    • Fishing Strategies Within The College Van De Grote Visserij
    • Communication And Cooperation
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
  • Index (413-422)   (100K)