{"product_id":"bulls-bears-boers-and-brits-finance-and-the-coming-of-war-in-southern-africa-1894-1899-paperback","title":"Bulls, Bears, Boers and Brits: Finance and the Coming of War in Southern Africa, 1894-1899 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Phimister\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1890s financial speculation and market manipulation were prominent features of the Southern African gold mining industry. Extravagantly capitalised, starved of working capital, and poorly managed, many mines could not be made to pay. Investors suffered more at the hands of Randlords than they did from those of the Boer Government in Pretoria.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By failing to take any of this into serious consideration, accounts that focus on mining company complaints as the root cause of the Jameson Raid and the outbreak of war in 1899 are missing a key dimension of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Phimister\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior University Research Professor at the \u003ci\u003eUniversity of the Free State\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published widely on patterns of British overseas investment, and on the history of Central Africa, including \u003ci\u003eAn Economic and Social History of Zimbabwe, 1890-1948\u003c\/i\u003e (Longman 1988).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.18 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48962033778790,"sku":"9789004690783","price":104.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Hol_-zMhbN9789004690783.webp?v=1790607066","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bulls-bears-boers-and-brits-finance-and-the-coming-of-war-in-southern-africa-1894-1899-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}