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Diamonds, Gold and War

By Martin Meredith

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Diamonds, Gold and War

By Martin Meredith

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The prize was great -- not just land, but the riches it held, in the form of diamonds and gold. What became a country called South Africa was, until 1910, a vast and untamed land where great fortunes could be made (and lost); where great battles were fought (and lost); and where great men had their reputations forged, or dashed, or sometimes both. Martin Meredith's follow-up to his magisterial The State of Africais an equally epic new history of the making of South Africa. Covering the extraordinarily eventful four decades leading up to the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910, it covers some of the most iconic tales of imperial history. The Zulus at Rorke's Drift; the Jameson Raid; the diamond and gold rushes at Kimberley and Witwatersrand; the Boer wars; the titanic struggle between the arch-imperialist Cecil Rhodes and his Boer rival, Paul Kruger -- DIAMONDS, GOLD AND WARbrings all of these and more together in a stunningly coherent and compelling narrative. History, somehow, just isn't as colourful any more.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
592
Release Date:
2008-07-07
Publication Date:
2008-07-07
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster UK Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1416526374
ISBN13:
9781416526377
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
424 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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