From rituals of rapture to dependence: The political economy of khoikhoi narcotic consumption, c.1487–1870

South African Historical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-88

  Gordon, David ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992477024     PISSN: 02582473     EISSN: 17261686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02582479608671247     Document Type: Article

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