Fuelling the Empire: South Africa's Gold and the Road to War

by John J. Stephens and John J. Stephens

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470850671
• ISBN13: 9780470850671
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.8"