Diamonds, Gold And War
The Making of South Africa
(Sprache: Englisch)
Südafrika, das Land der dramatischen Gegensätze. Was für die einen ein Glück ist, wird anderen zum Fluch.
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Südafrika, das Land der dramatischen Gegensätze. Was für die einen ein Glück ist, wird anderen zum Fluch.
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The prize was great -- not just land, but the riches it held, in the form of diamonds and gold. What became a country called South Africa was, until 1910, a vast and untamed land where great fortunes could be made (and lost); where great battles were fought (and lost); and where great men had their reputations forged, or dashed, or sometimes both.Martin Meredith's follow-up to his magisterial The State of Africais an equally epic new history of the making of South Africa. Covering the extraordinarily eventful four decades leading up to the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910, it covers some of the most iconic tales of imperial history. The Zulus at Rorke's Drift; the Jameson Raid; the diamond and gold rushes at Kimberley and Witwatersrand; the Boer wars; the titanic struggle between the arch-imperialist Cecil Rhodes and his Boer rival, Paul Kruger -- DIAMONDS, GOLD AND WARbrings all of these and more together in a stunningly coherent and compelling narrative. History, somehow, just isn't as colourful any more.
Autoren-Porträt von Martin Meredith
Martin Meredith is a journalist, biographer and historian who has written extensively on Africa and its recent history. He is the author of many books about the continent, including The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence; Diamonds, Gold and War: The Making of South Africa; The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour; and Mandela: A Biography. He lives near Oxford.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Martin Meredith
- 2008, Maße: 13,1 x 4 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Pocket Books
- ISBN-10: 1416526374
- ISBN-13: 9781416526377
Sprache:
Englisch
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