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ISBN10: 1586484737, ISBN13: 9781586484736, [publisher: PublicAffairs October 2007] Hardcover
[Youngtown, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]

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(New York: Public Affairs, 2007) 9781586484736. 8vo; papered boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. (xviii) + 570, incl. index; plates. Dustwrapper ever so slightly rubbed; trace of spotting to top edge. Very good condition. "Southern Africa had once been regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But in 1871, prospectors exploring a remote stretch of sun-scorched scrubland chanced upon the world's richest deposits of diamonds. Fifteen years later, an itinerant digger stumbled across the rocky outcrop of gold-bearing reef on a highveld ridge known as the Witwatersrand. Beneath lay the richest deposits of gold ever discovered. What followed was 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. The Anglo-Boer War played as important a part in the making of modern South Africa as did the Civil War in the development of the United States. ... 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, ...

New York: Public Affairs. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 1586484737 . Interesting history of South Africa from about 1871 to 1910 which, of course, was a the period of the Boer War and the rise of Afrikaner nationalism. Contains end paper maps, an internal map, and a photo section. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book in a nice, untorn dust jacket.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 570 pages . 2007. Public Affairs ISBN 1586484737 9781586484736 [US]

PublicAffairs, Date: 2007-10-01. First American Edition. Hardcover. Used:Good. 2007. PublicAffairs ISBN 1586484737 9781586484736 [US]

New York, N.Y., USA: PublicAffairs, Date: 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, with correct number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY 2007. PublicAffairs ISBN 1586484737 9781586484736 [US]

PublicAffairs, Date: 2007-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2007. PublicAffairs ISBN 1586484737 9781586484736 [US]