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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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Map -- |t Author's note -- |t Introduction -- |g pt 1 -- |g 1. |t Diamond fever -- |g 2. |t Blue ground -- |g 3. |t Kimberley -- |g 4. |t The diggers' revolt -- |g 5. |t Enter the magnates -- |g pt. 2 -- |g 6. |t The imperial factor -- |g 7. |t Oom Paul -- |g 8. |t The washing of spears -- |g 9. |t Majuba -- |g pt. 3 -- |g 10. |t The diamond bubble -- |g 11. |t The stripping clause -- |g 12. |t Dreams and fantasies -- |g 13. |t The road to the north -- |g 14. |t The German spectre -- |g 15. |t The most powerful company in the world -- |g pt. 4 -- |g 16. |t A chosen people -- |g 17. |t Johannesburg -- |g 18. |t The corner house -- |g 19. |t A marriage of convenience -- |g pt. 5 -- |g 20. |t The place of slaughter -- |g 21. |t The balance of Africa -- |g 22. |t To Ophir direct -- |g 23. |t Kruger's protectorate -- |g pt. 6 -- |g 24. |t Groote Schuur -- |g 25. |t A bill for Africa -- |g 26. |t Not for posterity -- |g 27. |t The Loot Committee -- |g pt. 7 -- |g 28. |t A tale of two towns -- |g 29. |t The randlords -- |g 30. |t The Rhodes conspiracy -- |g 31. |t Jameson's raid -- |g 32. |t Missing telegrams -- |g 33. |t By right of conquest -- |g pt. 8 -- |g 34. |t The richest spot on earth -- |g 35. |t Nemesis -- |g 36. |t The great game -- |g 37. |t The drumbeat for war -- |g 38. |t Ultimatums -- |g pt. 9 -- |g 39. |t The fortunes of war -- |g 40. |t Marching to Pretoria -- |g 41. |t Scorched earth -- |g 42. |t The bitter end -- |g 43. |t Envoi -- |g pt. 10 -- |g 44. |t The Sunnyside strategy -- |g 45. |t Vukani Bantu! -- |g 46. |t The Black Ordinance -- |g 47. |t The sphinx problem -- |t Epilogue -- |t Chapter notes -- |t Select bibliography -- |t Index. |
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