Farming Cattle, Cultivating Relationships: Cattle Ownership and Cultural Politics in Peddie District, Eastern Cape

Social Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 129-156

  Ainslie, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644991314     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: 19407874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533950508628699     Document Type: Article

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