Fuelling the Empire: South Africa's Gold and the Road to War
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For more than a century following its discovery, South Africa held little interest for the imperial powers of Europe. When gold was discovered there toward the end of the nineteenth century, the territory suddenly became one of the most hotly contested pieces of real estate in the world. Fuelling the Empire tells the story of the South African gold rush, the vast political and economic forces it set in motion, and the devastating military conflict to which it gave rise–the Boer War, the first large-scale human tragedy of the twentieth century.
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Text provides an account of the South African War: how it came to happen, and how it shaped the future of South Africa for many years to come.
Fuelling the Empire: South Africa's Gold and the Road to War
Fuelling the Empire: South Africa's Gold and the Road to War,John J. Stephens,John Wiley & Sons,0470850671,19th century,Africa - General,Africa - South - South Africa,Causes,Economic conditions,Gold mines and mining,History,History - General History,History: World,South Africa,South Africa - History,South African War, 1899-1902,To 1918,World - General,African history,History / World,Mining industry,Republic of South Africa,World history: c 1750 to c 1900,c 1800 to c 1900
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