Above politics? Soil conservation in 1940s South Africa

South African Historical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-64

  Dodson, Belinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 34548397553     PISSN: 02582473     EISSN: 17261686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02582470409464794     Document Type: Article

References (28)

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