Persistent Callings
Seasons of Work and Identity on the Oregon Coast
Published on 31. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-87071-983-7 (ISBN)
Description
Using the cultural history of Oregon's Nestucca Valley as a case study, Taylor illustrates the wisdom of seasonal labor, the complex relationships between work and identity, and the resilience of rural economics across a century of almost continual change.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Corvallis, OR
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
27 black & white photos, 4 maps, tables
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87071-983-7 (9780870719837)
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Joseph E. Taylor III is a professor of history and geography at Simon Fraser University. He earned his degrees at the University of Oregon and University of Washington, and his research investigates the intersection of social and ecological systems in the fisheries, outdoor recreation, gentrification, conservation, and politics of the North American West. He is the author of Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis, Pilgrims of the Vertical: Yosemite Rock Climbers and Nature at Risk, and Follow the Money: A Spatial History of In-Lieu Programs for Western Federal Lands.