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Prickly Pear: the Social History of a Plant in the Eastern Cape

Prickly Pear: the Social History of a Plant in the Eastern Cape African Journal of Range & Forage Science 2012, 29(3): 157–158 Copyright © NISC (Pty) Ltd Printed in South Africa — All rights reserved AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE ISSN 1022-0119 EISSN 1727-9380 http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2012.744353 Book Review by William Beinhart and Luvuyo Wotshela 2012, Wits University Press, PO Wits, 2050, South Africa 240 pages, softcover ISBN-10: 1868145301, ISBN-13: 978-1868145300. Price R250 (softcover) Love it or hate it, view it as your friend or your foe, or merely re-evaluation in the present context. The chapters covering tolerate it; there is no escaping prickly pear (itolofiya) in the the spread and control of this plant, which contain much Eastern Cape of South Africa. This Central American cactus of the science, are sandwiched between two more anthro- has been part of South Africa’s landscapes for over 250 pological chapters dealing with its use mainly by Xhosa years. There are few South Africans who are not familiar women for brewing beer. Each chapter is accompanied by with its characteristic silhouette or who have not relished illustrations, photographs (also often from the archives) and its tasty fruits (I certainly purchase a few kilograms of fruits boxes full of interesting information. The authors are deliber- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of Range & Forage Science Taylor & Francis

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African Journal of Range & Forage Science 2012, 29(3): 157–158 Copyright © NISC (Pty) Ltd Printed in South Africa — All rights reserved AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE ISSN 1022-0119 EISSN 1727-9380 http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2012.744353 Book Review by William Beinhart and Luvuyo Wotshela 2012, Wits University Press, PO Wits, 2050, South Africa 240 pages, softcover ISBN-10: 1868145301, ISBN-13: 978-1868145300. Price R250 (softcover) Love it or hate...
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African Journal of Range & Forage Science 2012, 29(3): 157–158 Copyright © NISC (Pty) Ltd Printed in South Africa — All rights reserved AFRICAN JOURNAL OF RANGE & FORAGE SCIENCE ISSN 1022-0119 EISSN 1727-9380 http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2012.744353 Book Review by William Beinhart and Luvuyo Wotshela 2012, Wits University Press, PO Wits, 2050, South Africa 240 pages, softcover ISBN-10: 1868145301, ISBN-13: 978-1868145300. Price R250 (softcover) Love it or hate it, view it as your friend or your foe, or merely re-evaluation in the present context. The chapters covering tolerate it; there is no escaping prickly pear (itolofiya) in the the spread and control of this plant, which contain much Eastern Cape of South Africa. This Central American cactus of the science, are sandwiched between two more anthro- has been part of South Africa’s landscapes for over 250 pological chapters dealing with its use mainly by Xhosa years. There are few South Africans who are not familiar women for brewing beer. Each chapter is accompanied by with its characteristic silhouette or who have not relished illustrations, photographs (also often from the archives) and its tasty fruits (I certainly purchase a few kilograms of fruits boxes full of interesting information. The authors are deliber-

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