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Diamonds, gold, and war : the British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa / Martin Meredith.
Publication details: New York : PublicAffairs, c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 570 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781586484736
- 1586484737
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Causes
- Diamond industry and trade -- South Africa -- History -- 19th century
- Gold industry -- South Africa -- History -- 19th century
- Afrikaners -- South Africa -- History
- South African War, 1899-1902
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- Administration
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1837-1901
- South Africa -- History -- 1836-1909
- South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1836-1909
- South Africa -- History
- 968.04/81 22
- DT1894 .M47 2007
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Leesburg Public Library | Nonfiction | Nonfiction | 968.04 Mer | 1 | Available | 33099002833005 |
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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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