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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : PublicAffairs, c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 570 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781586484736 (hardcover)
  • 1586484737 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 968.04/81 22
LOC classification:
  • DT1894 .M47 2007
Online resources: 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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-550) and index.

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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