Meredith, Martin. <br/><br/>
Diamonds, gold, and war :  the British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa / 
Martin Meredith. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  PublicAffairs,  c2007. 
 - xi, 570 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-550) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-1-58648-641-9 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007034540 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>South African War, 1899-1902--Causes.<br/>Diamond industry and trade--History--South Africa--19th century.<br/>Gold industry--History--South Africa--19th century.<br/>Afrikaners--History.--South Africa
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Colonies--Administration.--Africa<br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--1837-1901.<br/>South Africa--History--1836-1909.<br/>South Africa--Politics and government--1836-1909.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT1894  / .M47 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>968.04/81