A space for conflict : the scab acts of the Cape Colony, circa 1874-1911

Sheep farmers who protested against the promulgation of anti-scab legislation presented their opinions of the disease in a slew of letters to the press and in testimonies before various scab commissions. Although the farmers' beliefs about scab were heterogeneous, they contained elements of an environmental theory of disease.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Historical Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Visser, Natascha

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Van Sittert, Lance

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11380

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11380