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04011cam a2200697 a 4500 001 0CD269B02B1011DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20210109010534 008 070820s2007 nyuabf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2007034540 020 $a 1586484737 (hardcover) 020 $a 9781586484736 (hardcover) 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d C#P $d YDXCP $d IXA $d NLGGC $d JN3 $d KEC $d NIU $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a DT1894 $b .M47 2007 082 00 $a 968.04/81 $2 22 084 $a 15.80 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Meredith, Martin. 245 1 $a Diamonds, gold, and war : $b the British, the Boers, and the making of South Africa / $c Martin Meredith. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York : $b PublicAffairs, $c c2007. 300 $a xi, 570 p., [16] p. of plates : $b ill., maps ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-550) and index. 505 0 $a Diamond fever -- Blue ground -- Kimberley -- The diggers' revolt -- Enter the magnates -- The imperial factor -- Oom Paul -- The washing of spears -- Majuba -- The diamond bubble -- The stripping clause -- Dreams and fantasies -- The road to the north -- The German spectre -- The most powerful company in the world -- A chosen people -- Johannesburg -- The corner house -- A marriage of convenience -- The place of slaughter -- The balance of Africa -- To Ophir direct -- Kruger's protectorate -- Groote Schuur -- A bill for Africa -- Not for posterity -- The Loot Committee -- A tale of two towns -- The randlords -- The Rhodes conspiracy -- Jameson's raid -- Missing telegrams -- By right of conquest -- The richest spot on earth -- Nemesis -- The great game -- The drumbeat for war -- Ultimatums -- The fortunes of war -- Marching to Pretoria -- Scorched earth -- The bitter end -- Envoi -- The Sunnyside strategy -- Vukani Bantu! -- The Black Ordinance -- The sphinx problem -- Epilogue. 520 $a 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. 650 0 $a South African War, 1899-1902 $x Causes. 650 0 $a Diamond industry and trade $z South Africa $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Gold industry $z South Africa $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Administration. $z Africa $x Administration. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Foreign relations $y 1837-1901. 650 0 $a Afrikaners $z South Africa $x History. 651 0 $a South Africa $x History $y 1836-1909. 651 0 $a South Africa $x Politics and government $y 1836-1909. 651 7 $a South Africa $x History. $2 sears 650 7 $a South African War, 1899-1902. $2 sears 650 17 $a Engelsen. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Kolonisatie. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Boerenoorlog (Zuid-Afrika) $2 gtt 651 7 $a Zuidelijk Afrika. $2 gtt 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007034540-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007034540-d.html 856 42 $3 Book review (H-Net) $u http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0f7h8-aa 941 $a 16 952 $l RKPA371 $d 20240601011050.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305024512.0 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718084600.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220706021112.0 952 $l N2AX314 $d 20210728014514.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722021116.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528041111.0 952 $l IBAX173 $d 20180307023539.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180127063700.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418062316.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20151001021855.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UDAX314 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0CD269B02B1011DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search