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The Rise of Conservation in South Africa: Settlers, Livestock, and the Environment 1770-1950
The Rise of Conservation in South Africa Settlers Livestock and the Environment 17701950
Author: William Beinart
This is a major and innovative contribution to the environmental history of settler societies and of South Africa. The Cape, like Australia, became a major exporter of wool. Vast numbers of sheep flooded its semi-arid plains and rapidly transformed its fragile natural pastures. This book analyses the development of conservationalist ideas over t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199261512
ISBN-10: 0199261512
Publication Date: 1/29/2004
Pages: 456
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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