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Segregated species : pests, knowledge, and boundaries in South Africa, 1910-1948 / Jules Skotnes-Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Skotnes-Brown, Jules, 1992- author.
- Series:
- Animals, history, culture.
- Animals, History, Culture Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animals and civilization--South Africa--History--20th century.
- Animals and civilization.
- Knowledge, Theory of--South Africa--History--20th century.
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Pests--Control--South Africa--History--20th century.
- Pests.
- South Africa--History--1909-1961.
- South Africa.
- South Africa--Rural conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (340 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "This work describes how pests have shaped the production of knowledge, in addition to their relationship with nature in rural South Africa"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Notes on the Text
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Interlude 1. Rogues of the Addo Bush
- Chapter 1. Domestication and Degeneration: The Establishment of the Addo Elephant National Park
- Interlude 2. The Great Game Drive
- Chapter 2. Transporting Trypanosomes: Ecologies of Health and Knowledge in Zululand
- Interlude 3. The Passing of the Locust
- Chapter 3. Birds and the Balance of Nature: Anthropomorphism, Zoomorphism, and Economic Ornithology
- Interlude 4. Lefu la Seoa
- Chapter 4. Subterranean Swarms: The Construction of Veld Plague, Influx Control, and the War on Rodents
- Interlude 5. The Gemsbok Play
- Chapter 5. Desert Denizens: Kalahari San and the Gemsbok National Park
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Z
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Skotnes-Brown, Jules Segregated Species
- ISBN:
- 9781421448572
- OCLC:
- 1446162027
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