{"product_id":"diamonds-gold-and-war-the-british-the-boers-and-the-making-of-south-africa-9781586486419","title":"Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa","description":"Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world's richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the land. The result was the costliest, bloodiest, and most humiliating war that Britain had waged in nearly a century, and the devastation of the Boer republics. \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e calls this magisterial account of those years \" an] astute history.... Meredith expertly shows how the exigencies of the diamond (and then gold) rush laid the foundation for apartheid.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Meredith\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, biographer, and historian who has written extensively on Africa and its recent history. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eMandela\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMugabe\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDiamonds, Gold, and War\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBorn in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Fate of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives near Oxford, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515860685074,"sku":"9781586486419","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0586bd6-46eb-47ed-a9d6-6ace809b6f15.jpg?v=1731013780","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/diamonds-gold-and-war-the-british-the-boers-and-the-making-of-south-africa-9781586486419","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}