Diamonds, Gold, And War by Martin Meredith
The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa
A sweeping history of how the discovery of diamonds and gold in the late 19th century transformed southern Africa, fueling rapid migration, the rise of powerful mining magnates and corporations, intense rivalry between the British Empire and the Boer republics, and a series of political and military conflicts that culminated in the Anglo‑Boer War; the book traces the economic drivers, key personalities and episodes—such as the Randlords, imperial maneuvering and the Jameson Raid—and shows how these events reshaped social relations, dispossessed African communities, and laid the foundations for the modern state and its racialized politics.
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- Published
- 2007
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- British
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- English
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