Fuelling The Empire: South Africa's Gold And The Road To War
by John J. Stephens /
2003 / English / PDF
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For more than a century following its discovery, South Africa held
little interest for the imperial powers of Europe. When gold was
discovered there toward the end of the nineteenth century, the
territory suddenly became one of the most hotly contested pieces of
real estate in the world. Fuelling the Empire tells the story of
the South African gold rush, the vast political and economic forces
it set in motion, and the devastating military conflict to which it
gave rise-the Boer War, the first large--scale human tragedy of the
twentieth century.
For more than a century following its discovery, South Africa held
little interest for the imperial powers of Europe. When gold was
discovered there toward the end of the nineteenth century, the
territory suddenly became one of the most hotly contested pieces of
real estate in the world. Fuelling the Empire tells the story of
the South African gold rush, the vast political and economic forces
it set in motion, and the devastating military conflict to which it
gave rise-the Boer War, the first large--scale human tragedy of the
twentieth century.
