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Author Meredith, Martin.

Title Diamonds, gold, and war : the British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa / Martin Meredith.

Publication Info. New York : PublicAffairs, [2007]
©2007

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 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  968.04 MER    Check Shelf
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Edition First edition.
Description xi, 570 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [539]-550) and index.
Contents Map -- Author's note -- Introduction -- pt 1 -- 1. Diamond fever -- 2. Blue ground -- 3. Kimberley -- 4. The diggers' revolt -- 5. Enter the magnates -- pt. 2 -- 6. The imperial factor -- 7. Oom Paul -- 8. The washing of spears -- 9. Majuba -- pt. 3 -- 10. The diamond bubble -- 11. The stripping clause -- 12. Dreams and fantasies -- 13. The road to the north -- 14. The German spectre -- 15. The most powerful company in the world -- pt. 4 -- 16. A chosen people -- 17. Johannesburg -- 18. The corner house -- 19. A marriage of convenience -- pt. 5 -- 20. The place of slaughter -- 21. The balance of Africa -- 22. To Ophir direct -- 23. Kruger's protectorate -- pt. 6 -- 24. Groote Schuur -- 25. A bill for Africa -- 26. Not for posterity -- 27. The Loot Committee -- pt. 7 -- 28. A tale of two towns -- 29. The randlords -- 30. The Rhodes conspiracy -- 31. Jameson's raid -- 32. Missing telegrams -- 33. By right of conquest -- pt. 8 -- 34. The richest spot on earth -- 35. Nemesis -- 36. The great game -- 37. The drumbeat for war -- 38. Ultimatums -- pt. 9 -- 39. The fortunes of war -- 40. Marching to Pretoria -- 41. Scorched earth -- 42. The bitter end -- 43. Envoi -- pt. 10 -- 44. The Sunnyside strategy -- 45. Vukani Bantu! -- 46. The Black Ordinance -- 47. The sphinx problem -- Epilogue -- Chapter notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.
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.
Subject South African War, 1899-1902 -- Causes.
Diamond industry and trade -- South Africa -- History -- 19th century.
Gold industry -- South Africa -- History -- 19th century.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1837-1901.
Afrikaners -- South Africa -- History.
South Africa -- History -- 1836-1909.
South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1836-1909.
ISBN 9781586484736 hardcover
1586484737 hardcover
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