A grand illusion
the failure of imperial policy in the Transvaal Colony during the period of reconstruction 1900-1905.
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Word Count
68,750 words, Guess
Page Count
275 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5475576M
- ISBN-10058264142X
- OCLC Control Number798215
- OCLC Control Numbergrandillusionfai0000deno
- Library of Congress Control Number73178913
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- Goodreads1695222
Classifications
- DDC320.9/68/204
- LCCDT926 .D39
Description
The incomparable de Kiewiet once observed that South Africa developed economically by windfalls and politically by disasters. During the years 1899 to 1908 there was particularly intense competition for the harnessing of Transvaal gold to rival political purposes, and the period witnessed dramatic changes in the complexion of governments in the sub-continent. In 1899 the British imperial government thought it likely that their power in the sub-continent might be eroded beyond recovery, unless some striking gains were made by diplomatic or military means.
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