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Diamonds, gold, and war : the British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa
- Title
- Diamonds, gold, and war : the British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa / Martin Meredith.
- Author
- Meredith, Martin.
- Publication
- New York : PublicAffairs, c2007.
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- Description
- xi, 570 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- A history of the tumultuous period leading up to the 1910 founding of the modern state of South Africa explores how the discovery of vast diamond and gold deposits led to a fierce struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the region.
- Subjects
- Diamond industry and trade > South Africa > History > 19th century
- Gold industry > South Africa > History > 19th century
- South African War, 1899-1902 > Causes
- South Africa > History > 1836-1909
- Great Britain > Colonies > Africa > Administration
- Afrikaners > South Africa > History
- Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1837-1901
- South Africa > Politics and government > 1836-1909
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-550) and index.
- Call Number
- Sc E 08-308
- ISBN
- 9781586484736 (hardcover)
- 1586484737 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2007034540
- OCLC
- 167764014
- Author
- Meredith, Martin.
- Title
- Diamonds, gold, and war : the British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa / Martin Meredith.
- Imprint
- New York : PublicAffairs, c2007.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-550) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 08-308