Diamonds, gold, and war the British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa
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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New York
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2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Add Tag | 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 p., [16] p. of plates ill., maps 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-550) and index |
| ISBN: | 9781586484736 (hardcover) 1586484737 (hardcover) |
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