The 18th century witnessed a new interest in African animals. Research was undertaken at the Cape of Good Hope by explorers whose books, manuscripts and drawing

An innovative three hundred year exploration of the social and political contexts of science and the scientific imagination in South Africa.

A major contribution to the environmental history of settler societies, William Beinart's innovative study analyses the development of conservationalist ideas o

This book examines trades in animals and animal products in the history of the Indian Ocean World (IOW). An international array of established and emerging scho

South Africa's unique history has produced literatures in many languages, in both oral and written forms, reflecting the diversity in the cultural histories and