Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa

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	Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa
	by Martin Meredith Sales Rank: 51242	Discount: 34 % $23.10 At Amazon on 4-19-2008.

*Features* Cover Type: Hard Cover with 570 pages Published by: PublicAffairs October 2007 Written in: English ISBN 10 Number: 1586484737 ISBN 13 Number: 978-1586484736 Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches Weighs: 1.2 pounds Wilbur Smith, author of The Quest and River God "Despite the depth of scholarly research it contains, this book reads not as dry History but as a vivid and thrilling account of the forging of southern Africa into its present distinctive shape and character. Martin Meredith captures the colours and textures of the land and brings to life the extraordinary figures who peopled it and whose influence lingers on. His descriptions of Rhodes and Kruger, of Robinson and Barnato and all the other actors, rogues and heroes of this epic drama played out upon the scorched African veldt are filled with fascinating insights and rich with anecdotes which bring them bursting from these pages. This is a book that will take a prominent place upon my bookshelf and which I know I will re-read time and again over the years ahead." Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2007 "No stone is left unturned in this dynamic analysis of an intriguing period in African history." *Reader Reviews* This is one of the best histories of Africa written in modern times from one of Africa's greatest chroniclers. A vast history of Southern Africa from 1871 to 1911 this is an epic tale of greed, settlement and war set amongst some fo the most colorful peoples and characters of the period. Mostly the book examines the personalities of Cecil Rhodes and Paul Kruger and the clash of the English and the Afrikaners. But it is bigger in scope than that. Blending history covered elsewhere(The Great Anglo-Boer War and The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876-1912, The Washing of the Spears: A History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879) it also has an incisive and balanced view of the history, without judgement, this is more a tale of tragedy, in the Greek form, than mere history. History at its best in fact. The book moves from the discovery of diamonds near Kimberly in 1871, to the battle for the control of the 'road north' to modern day Zambia and the final destruction of Afrikaner freedom in the Boer War. All the while in the background is the developing race issues and multitude of diversity that would chance Africa forever in the 20th century. For students of African history this will be a rivetting read and for those looking for an introduction to the history of Southern Africa they will be pleasently suprised. Seth J. Frantzman Comment \| Permalink \| (Report this) Back To Top
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