Bulls, Bears, Boers and Brits : Finance and the Coming of War in Southern Africa, 1894-1899 /

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...

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Main Author: Phimister, Ian (Author)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Afrika-Studiecentrum Series ; 44.
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505 0 |t Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historiography -- 3 Boom, 1894-1895 -- 4 Bust, 1896-1899 -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix A. Witwatersrand Gold Production 1888-1893 -- Appendix B. Witwatersrand Share Prices: 1889 Peak And 1890 Slump -- Appendix C. Selected Rand And Rhodesian Share Prices, December 1894 - December 1895 -- Appendix D. Witwatersrand Yields, Working Costs, And Dividends, 1887-1899 -- Appendix E. Flotations: Southern African Mining, Land And Exploration Companies, 1895 --   Mining --   Land and Finance Companies --   Miscellaneous Companies -- Appendix F. Control: Southern African Gold Mining Groups, 1896-1897 -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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