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

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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Main Author: Meredith, Martin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, ©2007.
Edition:1st ed.
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