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

546 Pages·2007·2.39 MB·English

by  Martin Meredith

Table of Contents

Title Page
Epigraph
AUTHOR’S NOTE
Introduction

PART I
Chapter 1 - DIAMOND FEVER
Chapter 2 - BLUE GROUND
Chapter 3 - KIMBERLEY
Chapter 4 - THE DIGGERS’ REVOLT
Chapter 5 - ENTER THE MAGNATES

PART II
Chapter 6 - THE IMPERIAL FACTOR
Chapter 7 - OOM PAUL
Chapter 8 - THE WASHING OF SPEARS
Chapter 9 - MAJUBA

PART III
Chapter 10 - THE DIAMOND BUBBLE
Chapter 11 - THE STRIPPING CLAUSE
Chapter 12 - DREAMS AND FANTASIES
Chapter 13 - THE ROAD TO THE NORTH
Chapter 14 - THE GERMAN SPECTRE
Chapter 15 - THE MOST POWERFULCOMPANY IN THE WORLD
PART IV
Chapter 16 - A CHOSEN PEOPLE
Chapter 17 - JOHANNESBURG
Chapter 18 - THE CORNER HOUSE
Chapter 19 - A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE

PART V
Chapter 20 - THE PLACE OF SLAUGHTER
Chapter 21 - THE BALANCE OF AFRICA
Chapter 22 - TO OPHIR DIRECT
Chapter 23 - KRUGER’S PROTECTORATE

PART VI
Chapter 24 - GROOTE SCHUUR
Chapter 25 - A BILL FOR AFRICA
Chapter 26 - NOT FOR POSTERITY
Chapter 27 - THE LOOT COMMITTEE

PART VII
Chapter 28 - A TALE OF TWO TOWNS
Chapter 29 - THE RANDLORDS
Chapter 30 - THE RHODES CONSPIRACY
Chapter 31 - JAMESON’S RAID
Chapter 32 - MISSING TELEGRAMS
Chapter 33 - BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST

PART VIII
Chapter 34 - THE RICHEST SPOT ON EARTH
Chapter 35 - NEMESIS
Chapter 36 - THE GREAT GAME
Chapter 37 - THE DRUMBEAT FOR WAR
Chapter 38 - ULTIMATUMS

PART IX
Chapter 39 - THE FORTUNES OF WAR
Chapter 40 - MARCHING TO PRETORIA
Chapter 41 - SCORCHED EARTH
Chapter 42 - THE BITTER END
Chapter 43 - ENVOI

PART X
Chapter 44 - THE SUNNYSIDE STRATEGY
Chapter 45 - VUKANI BANTU!
Chapter 46 - THE BLACK ORDINANCE
Chapter 47 - THE SPHINX PROBLEM

EPILOGUE
CHAPTER NOTES
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Copyright Page
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I speak of Africa, and golden joys . . .
Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part 2, Act v, Sc. iii