Prickly pear : the social history of a plant in the Eastern Cape /

While there are many studies of the global influence of crops and plants, this is perhaps the first social history based around a plant in South Africa. Plants are not quite historical actors in their own right, but their properties and potential help to shape human history. Plants such as prickly p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beinart, William
Otros Autores: Wotshela, L. E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Prickly pears > South Africa > Eastern Cape.
Prickly pears > Economic aspects > South Africa > Eastern Cape.
Alien plants > Control > South Africa > Eastern Cape.
Plantes naturalisées > Lutte contre > Afrique du Sud > Le Cap-Oriental.
COOKING > General.
Alien plants > Control
Prickly pears
South Africa > Eastern Cape
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prickly 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.

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