Burning Table Mountain

1. Introduction
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Part I. Fire at the Cape from Prehistory to 1900

2. Fire at the Cape: From Prehistory to 1795
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3. Fire at the Cape: British Colonial Rule, 1795–1900
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Part II. Fynbos, Fire Research and Management, c.1900–99

4. Science, Management and Fire in Fynbos: 1900–45
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5. Science, Management and Fire in Fynbos: 1945–99
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Part III. Fire on the Cape Peninsula, 1900–2000

6. Fire Geography and Urbanisation on the Cape Peninsula
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7. Conserving Table Mountain
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8. Afforestation, Plant Invasions and Fire
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9. Socio-Economic Causes of Fire: Population, Utilisation and Recreation
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10. Fire on the Cape Peninsula, 1900–2000
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11. Conclusion
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Keywords: History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Human Geography, Public Health, Social History, International Relations, Nature Conservation