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Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa
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Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa
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by Martin Meredith
Sales Rank: 21876
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List Price: $35.00
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Hardcover: 570 pages
Publisher: PublicAffairs October 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1586484737
ISBN-13: 978-1586484736
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Wilbur Smith, author of The Quest and River God
"Despite the depth of scholarly research it contains, this book reads not as dry history but as a vivid and thrilling account of the forging of southern Africa into its present distinctive shape and character. Martin Meredith captures the colours and textures of the land and brings to life the extraordinary figures who peopled it and whose influence lingers on. His descriptions of Rhodes and Kruger, of Robinson and Barnato and all the other actors, rogues and heroes of this epic drama played out upon the scorched African veldt are filled with fascinating insights and rich with anecdotes which bring them bursting from these pages. This is a book that will take a prominent place upon my bookshelf and which I know I will re-read time and again over the years ahead."
Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2007
"No stone is left unturned in this dynamic analysis of an intriguing period in African history."
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Journalist, biographer, and historian Martin Meredith presents Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa, a thorough history of the Cape Colony in southern Africa from when the British took possession of it in 1806 to the founding of modern South Africa in 1910. The chronicle heats up in 1871, when diamonds were discovered in southern Africa - in tremendous quantities. A massive struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the region erupted. Meredith's narrative is heavily researched yet comes alive with colorful portrayals of personalities ranging from rakish prospector Cecil Rhodes (founder of the DeBeers company) who absconded with a fortune manipulating diamond and gold markets, to nationalists like Paul Kruger who fought tirelessly for their land and people, to native kings like Lobengula who were trapped amid the Europeans' struggle. A gripping chronicle of greed and destruction unleashed, and the repercussions for the nation of South Africa for the century to come, highly recommended for world history shelves.
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