Landscape, politics and the historical geography of southern Africa

Journal of Historical Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-219

  McGregor, JoAnn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 25444512197     PISSN: 03057488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhg.2004.12.021     Document Type: Editorial

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1. Grateful thanks to Shirley Brooks for her valuable input to this introduction, and to Alan Lester and the two anonymous JHG referees for their insightful comments on earlier drafts.
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