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000324261 1001_ $$aMeredith, Martin.
000324261 24510 $$aDiamonds, gold, and war :$$bthe British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa /$$cMartin Meredith.
000324261 250__ $$a1st ed.
000324261 260__ $$aNew York :$$bPublicAffairs,$$cc2007.
000324261 300__ $$axi, 570 p., [16] p. of plates :$$bill., maps ;$$c25 cm.
000324261 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [539]-550) and index.
000324261 5050_ $$aDiamond fever -- Blue ground -- Kimberley -- The diggers' revolt -- Enter the magnates -- The imperial factor -- Oom Paul -- The washing of spears -- Majuba -- The diamond bubble -- The stripping clause -- Dreams and fantasies -- The road to the north -- The German spectre -- The most powerful company in the world -- A chosen people -- Johannesburg -- The corner house -- A marriage of convenience -- The place of slaughter -- The balance of Africa -- To Ophir direct -- Kruger's protectorate -- Groote Schuur -- A bill for Africa -- Not for posterity -- The Loot Committee -- A tale of two towns -- The randlords -- The Rhodes conspiracy -- Jameson's raid -- Missing telegrams -- By right of conquest -- The richest spot on earth -- Nemesis -- The great game -- The drumbeat for war -- Ultimatums -- The fortunes of war -- Marching to Pretoria -- Scorched earth -- The bitter end -- Envoi -- The Sunnyside strategy -- Vukani Bantu! -- The Black Ordinance -- The sphinx problem -- Epilogue.
000324261 520__ $$aA 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.
000324261 650_0 $$aSouth African War, 1899-1902$$xCauses.
000324261 650_0 $$aDiamond industry and trade$$zSouth Africa$$xHistory$$y19th century.
000324261 650_0 $$aGold industry$$zSouth Africa$$xHistory$$y19th century.
000324261 650_0 $$aAfrikaners$$zSouth Africa$$xHistory.
000324261 651_0 $$aGreat Britain$$xColonies$$zAfrica$$xAdministration.
000324261 651_0 $$aGreat Britain$$xForeign relations$$y1837-1901.
000324261 651_0 $$aSouth Africa$$xHistory$$y1836-1909.
000324261 651_0 $$aSouth Africa$$xPolitics and government$$y1836-1909.
000324261 85200 $$bgen$$hDT1894$$i.M47$$i2007
000324261 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007034540-b.html
000324261 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007034540-d.html
000324261 85642 $$3Book review (H-Net)$$uhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0f7h8-aa
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