Book 2009

Diamonds, Gold, and War

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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
Language: English
Published: 2009

Politics and government
Afrikaners
Gold industry
Administration
Foreign relations
Diamond industry and trade
Colonies
Causes

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.