Diamonds, gold, and war : the British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa / Martin Meredith.
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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
PublicAffairs,
©2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 570 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [539]-550) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781586484736 (hardcover) 1586484737 (hardcover) |