Bulls, Bears, Boers and Brits - (Afrika-Studiecentrum) by Ian Phimister (Paperback)

Name: Bulls, Bears, Boers and Brits - (Afrika-Studiecentrum) by Ian Phimister (Paperback)
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In the 1890s financial speculation and market manipulation were prominent features of the Southern African gold mining industry.
Author(s): Ian Phimister
200 Pages
History, Africa
Series Name: Afrika-Studiecentrum

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A new interpretation of Southern African gold mining history in the 1890s. Profits secured by production were dwarfed by sums won through financial speculation and market manipulation.

Book Synopsis

In 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.

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.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.18 Inches (H) x 6.2 Inches (W) x .44 Inches (D)

Weight: .66 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 200

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Africa

Series Title: Afrika-Studiecentrum

Publisher: Brill

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Ian Phimister

Language: English

Street Date: January 23, 2025

TCIN: 1007043655

UPC: 9789004690783

Item Number (DPCI): 247-38-3699

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.66 pounds

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