Silences of grass: Retrieving the role of pasture plants in the development of New Zealand and the British empire

Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 417-435

  Brooking, Tom ^a   Pawson, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34548442598     PISSN: 03086534     EISSN: 17439329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03086530701523406     Document Type: Review

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