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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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
PublicAffairs,
©2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Map
- Author's note
- Introduction
- pt 1
- 1. Diamond fever
- 2. Blue ground
- 3. Kimberley
- 4. The diggers' revolt
- 5. Enter the magnates
- pt. 2
- 6. The imperial factor
- 7. Oom Paul
- 8. The washing of spears
- 9. Majuba
- pt. 3
- 10. The diamond bubble
- 11. The stripping clause
- 12. Dreams and fantasies
- 13. The road to the north
- 14. The German spectre
- 15. The most powerful company in the world
- pt. 4
- 16. A chosen people
- 17. Johannesburg
- 18. The corner house
- 19. A marriage of convenience
- pt. 5
- 20. The place of slaughter
- 21. The balance of Africa
- 22. To Ophir direct
- 23. Kruger's protectorate
- pt. 6
- 24. Groote Schuur
- 25. A bill for Africa
- 26. Not for posterity
- 27. The Loot Committee
- pt. 7
- 28. A tale of two towns
- 29. The randlords
- 30. The Rhodes conspiracy
- 31. Jameson's raid
- 32. Missing telegrams
- 33. By right of conquest
- pt. 8
- 34. The richest spot on earth
- 35. Nemesis
- 36. The great game
- 37. The drumbeat for war
- 38. Ultimatums
- pt. 9
- 39. The fortunes of war
- 40. Marching to Pretoria
- 41. Scorched earth
- 42. The bitter end
- 43. Envoi
- pt. 10
- 44. The Sunnyside strategy
- 45. Vukani Bantu!
- 46. The Black Ordinance
- 47. The sphinx problem
- Epilogue
- Chapter notes
- Select bibliography
- Index.