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Buoyancy On The Bayou
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780801478338
- Book Title
- Buoyancy on the Bayou : Shrimpers Face the Rising Tide of Globalization
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Globalization, Sociology / General, Fisheries & Aquaculture
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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Product Information
Portrays the struggles that Louisiana shrimp fishers endure to remain afloat in an industry beset by globalization.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0801478332
ISBN-13
9780801478338
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117188950
Product Key Features
Book Title
Buoyancy on the Bayou : Shrimpers Face the Rising Tide of Globalization
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Globalization, Sociology / General, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Hd9472.S63u5263 2013
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"Jill Ann Harrison's book is a highly readable and insightful account of the hardships faced by Louisiana shrimpers over the last decade. Based on 'ethnographic interviewing,' the empirical focus of Buoyancy on the Bayou is the social strategies of shrimpers dealing with the twofold threat of lower prices paid for their product (resulting from cheaper imported shrimp) and soaring costs (mostly more expensive fuel). Harrison skillfully uses this context to extract sociological lessons on the diverse responses of actors tackling the social dislocations caused by economic globalization . . . Running against accounts of globalization portraying U.S. working-class communities as mere 'victims,' Buoyancy on the Bayou's main contribution is its focus on the agency mobilized by shrimpers. In doing so, the book offers a series of sociological lessons . . . Buoyancy on the Bayou should be read by people interested in the impacts of neoliberalism on U.S. industries and cultures, individual strategies in response to changing economic circumstances, and the connections between occupational identities and cultural milieus. The book will be an excellent addition to courses on global sociology, labor studies, qualitative methods, and economic sociology." --Pablo Lapegna, University of Georgia, American Journal of Sociology (January 2014), "Buoyancy on the Bayou is an interesting look at the reasons why, given the pressure on the Gulf Coast shrimping industry, shrimpers make difficult decisions about whether to stay and how to adapt to the changing economic environment. Jill Ann Harrison provides a wealth of ethnographic information and gives the reader valuable insights into the lives of shrimpers."--Carl L. Bankston III, Tulane University, coauthor of Blue Collar Bayou: Louisiana Cajuns in the New Economy of Ethnicity, "There are many chapters in the story of deindustrialization, globalization, and the decline of different industries in the U.S. over the last several decades. Buoyancy on the Bayou brings a new, vivid chapter to the table. Jill Harrison expertly analyzes how global forces have transformed the commercial shrimp industry, placing it in a long line of cases of industrial restructuring since the 1970s. Globalization not only changed the market for shrimp and the labor process of independent shrimp fishing; it jeopardized the fabric of the community, family relations, and occupational identities. Harrison demonstrates there is no simple plot line: globalization has produced unexpected, diverse reactions from the people who struggle with it in everyday life. The stories of the shrimp fishers of Bayou Crevette, Louisiana, are moving and told with great compassion. Buoyancy on the Bayou should be read by everyone who is concerned with globalization and its implications for our lived experiences."-Vicki Smith, UC Davis, "Buoyancy on the Bayou is an interesting look at the reasons why, given the pressure on the Gulf Coast shrimping industry, shrimpers make difficult decisions about whether to stay and how to adapt to the changing economic environment. Jill Ann Harrison provides a wealth of ethnographic information and gives the reader valuable insights into the lives of shrimpers."-Carl L. Bankston III, Tulane University, coauthor of Blue Collar Bayou: Louisiana Cajuns in the New Economy of Ethnicity, Jill Ann Harrison's book is a highly readable and insightful account of the hardships faced by Louisiana shrimpers over the last decade. Based on 'ethnographic interviewing,' the empirical focus of Buoyancy on the Bayou is the social strategies of shrimpers dealing with the twofold threat of lower prices paid for their productresulting from cheaper imported shrimp and soaring costs mostly more expensive fuel. Harrison skillfully uses this context to extract sociological lessons on the diverse responses of actors tackling the social dislocations caused by economic globalization... Running against accounts of globalization portraying U.S. working-class communities as mere 'victims,' Buoyancy on the Bayou's main contribution is its focus on the agency mobilized by shrimpers. In doing so, the book offers a series of sociological lessons... Buoyancy on the Bayou should be read by people interested in the impacts of neoliberalism on U.S. industries and cultures, individual strategies in response to changing economic circumstances, and the connections between occupational identities and cultural milieus. The book will be an excellent addition to courses on global sociology, labor studies, qualitative methods, and economic sociology., "There are many chapters in the story of deindustrialization, globalization, and the decline of different industries in the U.S. over the last several decades. Buoyancy on the Bayou brings a new, vivid chapter to the table. Jill Harrison expertly analyzes how global forces have transformed the commercial shrimp industry, placing it in a long line of cases of industrial restructuring since the 1970s. Globalization not only changed the market for shrimp and the labor process of independent shrimp fishing; it jeopardized the fabric of the community, family relations, and occupational identities. Harrison demonstrates there is no simple plot line: globalization has produced unexpected, diverse reactions from the people who struggle with it in everyday life. The stories of the shrimp fishers of Bayou Crevette, Louisiana, are moving and told with great compassion. Buoyancy on the Bayou should be read by everyone who is concerned with globalization and its implications for our lived experiences."--Vicki Smith, UC Davis
Table of Content
Prologue1. Setting Sail: What We Can Learn from Louisiana Shrimp Fishers2. Identity: The Struggle to Stay Afloat3. Loss: Jumping Ship for Higher Ground4. Innovation: Changing Course on Choppy Waters5. Docked: The Uncertain Futures of Shrimp Fishers in the Post-BP Oil Spill EraMethodological Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2012-023311
Dewey Decimal
338.3/72538809763
Dewey Edition
23
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