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100 1 _aBeinart, William.
_912378
245 1 0 _aPrickly pear :
_bthe social history of a plant in the Eastern Cape /
_cWilliam Beinart and Luvuyo Wotshela.
260 _aJohannesburg, South Africa :
_bWits University Press,
_cc2011.
300 _a268
_bill., plans, maps ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 234-257) and index.
505 0 _aPrickly pear brewing and local knowledge in the Eastern Cape, 2000-2006 -- The spread of prickly pear, 1750-1900 -- Early debates about the control of prickly pears -- Experiments with cactus in the Cape: a miracle fodder? 1900-1930 -- Eradicating an invader: entomologists,cactoblastis and cochineal, 1930-1960 -- The multi-purpose plant, 1950-2006 -- Scientists and re-evaluation of cactus for fodder and fruit, 1960-2006 -- Afrikaners and the cultural revival of prickly pear -- Conclusion: back to the brewers.
650 0 _aPrickly pears
_zSouth Africa
_zEastern Cape.
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650 0 _aPrickly pears
_xEconomic aspects
_zSouth Africa
_zEastern Cape.
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650 0 _aAlien plants
_xControl
_zSouth Africa
_zEastern Cape.
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700 1 _aWotshela, L. E.
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1402/2011478973-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1402/2011478973-d.html
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