Diamonds, gold, and war :
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : PublicAffairs, (New York :) Physical details: xi, 570 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. ISBN:978-1-58648-641-9.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-550) and index.
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.
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