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Moon Tides: Jeju Island Grannies of the Sea
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Seoul Selection
ISBN-10
8991913784
ISBN-13
9788991913783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109031569
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Publication Name
Moon Tides : Jeju Island Grannies of the Sea
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Subject
Women's Studies, Asia / Korea, Customs & Traditions, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
52.9 Oz
Item Length
11.8 in
Item Width
8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-484196
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
Imagine strolling along the windy shores of Jeju Island, off the southwest coast of Korea. Suddenly, you hear whistling echoing from the sea. Turning to the water, you spot weathered faces bobbing to the surface, and you realize that the sound is the exhaled breath of sea women, known as haenyeo. With a sigh of gratitude, the aging divers have returned to the surface to replenish their aching lungs. Jeju Island's haenyeo are a dying breed--perhaps the last of their generation. As their maternal ancestors did for centuries, they have scoured the island's sea floor, harvesting seaweed, octopuses, sea urchins, turban shells, and abalone. Their numbers have dwindled from 15,000 in the 1970s to approximately 5,600 in recent decades. Driven by economics, these free-divers continue to labor well into their eighties--the hardier ones often plunging 65 feet while holding their breath for two minutes or longer. Brenda Paik Sunoo gathered these women's stories while living in their diving villages for a total of seven months between 2007 and 2009. Moon Tides--Jeju Island Grannies of the Sea is the first book by an American journalist to document the lives of these rare divers through intimate interviews and photographs. Their stories will appeal to those of us desiring a life of purpose--undulating and infinite as the sea.
LC Classification Number
GT5960.D582C447 2011
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- n***h (859)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat eBay seller. Perfect transaction. Fast shipping. Expert packing job/materials. Very reasonable shipping charges. Excellent customer service and communications. Item description was/is right on. Very pleased all the way around. Five stars for sure. THANK YOU!!Strauss: Operas (#156607876078)
- 2***o (124)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAs described in perfect condition no damage to whole lot handled with care very good price package with bubble wrap appearance fantastic very brand new quality fantastic fantastic definently recommend ships rite away no waiting AAA+++ definently coming back thank you seller
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