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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458717917
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Edition)
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458717917
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458717917
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 2 of 4) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition)
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458719839
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Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458719839
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 2 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 145871912X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 145871912X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Edition)
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458717739
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458717739
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 3 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
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ISBN: 1458719138
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Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458719138
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Diamonds, Gold, and War
Author: Martin Meredith
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 145871876X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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SOUTHERN AFRICA was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world's richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the region. It culminated in the costliest, bloodiest, and most humiliating war that Britain had waged in nearly a century, and left the Boer republics devastated. In this gripping history of the turbulent years leading up to the founding of the modern state of South Africa in 1910, Martin Meredith portrays the great wealth and raw power, the deceit, corruption, and racism that lay behind Britain's empire-building in southern Africa. Diamonds, Gold, and War is a tale of high adventure, high fi nance, and high politics that also shows the massive impact of white expansion on indigenous African societies. And it explains the rise of the virulent Afrikaner nationalism that eventually took hold, with repercussions lasting nearly a century.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 145871876X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
SOUTHERN AFRICA was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world's richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the region. It culminated in the costliest, bloodiest, and most humiliating war that Britain had waged in nearly a century, and left the Boer republics devastated. In this gripping history of the turbulent years leading up to the founding of the modern state of South Africa in 1910, Martin Meredith portrays the great wealth and raw power, the deceit, corruption, and racism that lay behind Britain's empire-building in southern Africa. Diamonds, Gold, and War is a tale of high adventure, high fi nance, and high politics that also shows the massive impact of white expansion on indigenous African societies. And it explains the rise of the virulent Afrikaner nationalism that eventually took hold, with repercussions lasting nearly a century.
Publishers' circular and booksellers' record
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Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Pages : 742
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The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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The Heartless Stone
Author: Tom Zoellner
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312339708
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
An American Library Association Notable Book When he proposed to his girlfriend, Tom Zoellner gave what is expected of every American man--a diamond engagement ring. But when the relationship broke apart, he was left with a used diamond that began to haunt him. His obsession carried him around the globe; from the "blood diamond" rings of Africa; to the sweltering polishing factories of India; to mines above the Arctic Circle; to illegal diggings in Brazil; to the London headquarters of De Beers, the secretive global colossus that has dominated the industry for more than a century and permanently carved the phrase "A diamond is forever" on the psyche. An adventure story in the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief, The Heartless Stone is a voyage into the cold heart of the world's most unyielding gem.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312339708
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
An American Library Association Notable Book When he proposed to his girlfriend, Tom Zoellner gave what is expected of every American man--a diamond engagement ring. But when the relationship broke apart, he was left with a used diamond that began to haunt him. His obsession carried him around the globe; from the "blood diamond" rings of Africa; to the sweltering polishing factories of India; to mines above the Arctic Circle; to illegal diggings in Brazil; to the London headquarters of De Beers, the secretive global colossus that has dominated the industry for more than a century and permanently carved the phrase "A diamond is forever" on the psyche. An adventure story in the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief, The Heartless Stone is a voyage into the cold heart of the world's most unyielding gem.
Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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