1st Edition

Shingu A Study of a Japanese Fishing Community

By Arne Kalland Copyright 1980
224 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

From being an important centre which attracted a large number of merchants during the feudal period, Shingū, on the northern shores of Kyushu is today a suburb of Fukuoka City. Fishing is a slowly-dying occupation and this volume analyses how the fishermen adjust to changing circumstances. Although Japan is the largest fishing nation in the world, when originally published this book was the first... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Setting  3. The History of Shingū  4. Household and Community  5. Technology and Annual Cycles  6. The Fishing Boat as a Management Unit  7. Net-Groups as Management Units  8. Organizational Changes in the Fisheries  9. Recruitment of Fishermen  10. Conclusion.  Appendix 1 The Fishing Household (1.1.1976).  Appendix 2 Merchant Houses in Shingū-Ura.  Appendix 3 The Catches in Shingū in 1950.  Appendix 4 The Relative Value of the Monthly Catches in Shingū.  Notes, Glossary, Bibliography.

Biography

Arne Kalland