Meredith, Martin. <br/><br/>
Diamonds, gold and war: the making of South Africa/ 
Martin Meredith. 
 - London;  Simon & Schuster,  2007. 
 - xv, 570 p. :  ill., maps.  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>PART I: 1. Diamond Fever -- 2. Blue Ground -- 3. Kimberley -- 4. The Diggers' Revolt -- 5. Enter the Magnates ---- <br/><br/>PART II: 6. The Imperial Factor -- 7. Oom Paul -- 8. The Washing of Spears -- 9. Majuba ---- <br/><br/>PART III: 10. The Diamond Bubble -- 11. The Stripping Clause -- 12. Dreams and Fantasies -- 13. The Road to the North -- 14. The German Spectre -- 15. The Most Powerful Company in the World ---- <br/><br/>PART IV: 16. A Chosen People -- 17. Johannesburg -- 18. The Corner House -- 19. A Marriage of Convenience ---- <br/><br/>PART V: 20. The Place of Slaughter -- 21. The Balance of Africa -- 22. To Ophir Direct -- 23. Krugers Protectorate ---- <br/><br/>PART VI: 24. Groote Schuur -- 25. A Bill for Africa -- 26. Not for Posterity -- 27. The Loot Committee ---- <br/><br/>PART VII: 28. A Tale of Two Towns -- 29. The Randlords -- 30. The Rhodes Conspiracy -- 31. Jameson's Raid -- 32. Missing Telegrams -- 33. By Pdght of Conquest ---- <br/><br/>PART VIII: 34. The Richest Spot on Earth -- 35. Nemesis -- 36. The Great Game -- 37. The Drumbeat for War -- 38. Ultimatums ---- <br/><br/>PART IX: 39. The Fortunes of War -- 40. Marching to Pretoria -- 41. Scorched Earth -- 42. The Bitter End -- 43. Envoi ---- <br/><br/>PART X: 44. The Sunnyside Strategy -- 45. Vukani Bantu! -- 46. The Black Ordinance -- 47. The Sphinx Problem<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780743286183 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>South Africa<br/>Diamond industry and trade<br/>Gold industry<br/>British colonies<br/>South African War (1899-1902)<br/>War--Causes
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>968  / MER/M