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245 10 a| Diamonds, Gold, and Warh| [electronic resource]:b| The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa;

260 a| New York : b| Perseus Books Group;

300 a| 592 p.b| illc| 09.250 x 06.130 in.;

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520 8 a| Annotationb| <div>Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world’s richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the land. The result was the costliest, bloodiest, and most humiliating war that Britain had waged in nearly a century, and the devastation of the Boer republics. <i>The New Yorker</i> calls this magisterial account of those years “[an] astute history.… Meredith expertly shows how the exigencies of the diamond (and then gold) rush laid the foundation for apartheid.”</div>;

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650 4 a| South African War, 1899-1902;

650 4 a| Nonferrous Metal Industries;

650 4 a| Jewelry Trade;

650 4 a| South Africax| Politics and Government;

650 4 a| Great Britainx| Foreign Relationsx| 19th Century;

650 4 a| Great Britainx| Foreign Relationsx| South Africa;

650 4 a| South Africax| Foreign Relations;

650 4 a| Great Britainx| Coloniesx| Africa;

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Diamonds, Gold, and War The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa

Author/creator	Meredith, Martin Author
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Perseus Books Group
Description	592 p. ill 09.250 x 06.130 in.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	South African War, 1899-1902 Nonferrous Metal Industries Jewelry Trade South Africa--Politics and Government. Great Britain--Foreign Relations. --19th Century. Great Britain--Foreign Relations. --South Africa. South Africa--Foreign Relations. Great Britain--Colonies. --Africa.

Summary	Annotation <div>Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world’s richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the land. The result was the costliest, bloodiest, and most humiliating war that Britain had waged in nearly a century, and the devastation of the Boer republics. <i>The New Yorker</i> calls this magisterial account of those years “[an] astute history.… Meredith expertly shows how the exigencies of the diamond (and then gold) rush laid the foundation for apartheid.”</div>
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9781586486419
ISBN	1586486411 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier#	9781586486419
Stock number	00336421

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