"Thirty years have now passed since the ending of the South African War and the death of Cecil Rhodes, of whom three new biographies have been recently published in England. In this book, a detailed and impartial study of the published documents, Dr. Lovell attempts two things. He tells, from the human rather than the Rhodesian, the Africander, or the British point of view, the plain tale of economic imperialism in South Africa. He also traces the general European background of the competition of Boer, German, and Portuguese with British Imperialism. The Anglo-German estrangement following the Heligoland treaty of 1890 and the Mediterranean entente, and the Kruger Telegram of January, 1896, are fully discussed. Beginning, after an introductory survey, with Sir Bartle Frere and the Zulu War, with Gladstone and Majuba, the book ends with a survey of the diplomacy of the second Boer War, on which a flood of new light has been shed by the publication of the Milner Papers." - from dust-jacket blurb.

This book provides an in-depth look at the War in South Africa that took place between 1899-1902. It examines the political, social, and economic changes that occurred during this period and the impact they had on South Africa and its people. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of South Africa and its struggle for independence. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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