essay

Forms of production and fishing expertise

anthropology of iceland • Iowa City • Published In 1989 • Pages: 3-18

By: Durrenberger, E. Paul, Gísli Pálsson.

Abstract
The author's examination of Icelandic notions of fishing success has led them '…to address a number of classical anthropological issues, among them: the relationship between models and reality, the relationship between ideologies and forms of production, the dynamics of forms of production, the economic and political structure of contemporary fishing, and the context of skippers' decision making' (p. 3). This article outlines the authors' analyses of the transformation of the fishing industry from medieval times to the modern period (ca. 1980s) and the corresponding models of production and fishing expertise.
Subjects
History
Sociocultural trends
Fishing
Marine industries
Production and supply
Status, role, and prestige
culture
Icelanders
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Scandinavia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2002
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
ninth century-1980s
Coverage Place
Iceland
Notes
E. Paul Durrenberger and Gísli Pálsson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-18)
LCCN
894657
LCSH
Icelanders