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Harries, Patrick.

Butterflies & barbarians : Swiss missionaries & systems of knowledge in South-East Africa / Butterflies and barbarians Patrick Harries. - Oxford : Harare : Johannesburg : Athens : James Currey ; Weaver Press ; Wits University Press ; Ohio University Press, 2007. - xvi, 286 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-279) and index.

Switzerland -- Africa itineraries & Swiss identities -- Christianity -- Landscape -- Natural sciences -- Language -- Literacy -- Anthropology -- Politics.

ISBN: 9780852559840 (hbk. : James Currey) 0852559844 (hbk. : James Currey) 9780852559833 (pbk. : James Currey) 0852559836 (pbk. : James Currey) 9781779220646 (pbk. : Weaver) 1779220642 (pbk. : Weaver) 9781868144488 (pbk. : Wits) 1868144488 (pbk. : Wits) 9780821417768 (hbk. : Ohio University Press) 0821417762 (hbk. : Ohil University Press) 9780821417775 (pbk. : Ohio University Press) 0821417770 (pbk. : Ohio University Press)

LCCN: 2007300229

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA625473 bnb

Subjects--Personal Names:
Junod, Henri Alexandre, 1863-1934.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Missionaries--Africa, Southern.
Missionaries--Switzerland.
Southern Africa--Discovery and exploration.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Africa, Southern--Discovery and exploration.

LC Class. No.: BV3555 / .H29 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 266.023494068