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Journal of Southern African Studies, Jun 1, 1991
The Witwatersrand gold discoveries of 1886 coincided with the transition of the world to a global... more The Witwatersrand gold discoveries of 1886 coincided with the transition of the world to a global monetary system based on the gold standard. The significance of South Africa's incorporation into this international monetary system as the principal supplier of its newly‐mined gold has however been relatively unexplored. Based largely on Bank of England archival sources, this article attempts to show the impact that the Transvaal discoveries had on the relationship that developed between South Africa and Great Britain, which stood at the centre of the working of the international gold standard. It deals with this relationship during the First World War, and highlights the crucial importance that was attached to controlling the supply of gold from South Africa to safeguard Britain's standing in the world economy. The article also examines the tensions that arose between South Africa and Britain over the terms of the agreement that was made for the disposal of South Africa's gold during the war, and discloses...
Gold and the international monetary system, c.1870-1868 gold, the pound sterling and the Witwater... more Gold and the international monetary system, c.1870-1868 gold, the pound sterling and the Witwatersrand, 1886-1914 war and gold, 1914-1919 keeping the world's gold market in London, 1919-1926 currency, banking and politics, 1919-1926 the struggle to return to gold, 1919-1925.
17 Bozzoli tends in this direction. As she writes at one point in her study of the emergence of a... more 17 Bozzoli tends in this direction. As she writes at one point in her study of the emergence of a national bourgeoisie in South Africa, 'National capital, by the end of the period under discussion [1930s], was also a class of great complexity, made up of industrialists, traders, certain mining companies, and farmers. But it was led by one of its sections-manufacturing. Just as mining capital had led and forged imperial hegemony, so did manufacturing capital seek to lead the process whereby the national bourgeoisie could replace the imperial one.' Bozzoli, Political Nature, p. 171.
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 1994
Journal of Southern African Studies, Jun 1, 1991
The Witwatersrand gold discoveries of 1886 coincided with the transition of the world to a global... more The Witwatersrand gold discoveries of 1886 coincided with the transition of the world to a global monetary system based on the gold standard. The significance of South Africa's incorporation into this international monetary system as the principal supplier of its newly‐mined gold has however been relatively unexplored. Based largely on Bank of England archival sources, this article attempts to show the impact that the Transvaal discoveries had on the relationship that developed between South Africa and Great Britain, which stood at the centre of the working of the international gold standard. It deals with this relationship during the First World War, and highlights the crucial importance that was attached to controlling the supply of gold from South Africa to safeguard Britain's standing in the world economy. The article also examines the tensions that arose between South Africa and Britain over the terms of the agreement that was made for the disposal of South Africa's gold during the war, and discloses...
Gold and the international monetary system, c.1870-1868 gold, the pound sterling and the Witwater... more Gold and the international monetary system, c.1870-1868 gold, the pound sterling and the Witwatersrand, 1886-1914 war and gold, 1914-1919 keeping the world's gold market in London, 1919-1926 currency, banking and politics, 1919-1926 the struggle to return to gold, 1919-1925.
17 Bozzoli tends in this direction. As she writes at one point in her study of the emergence of a... more 17 Bozzoli tends in this direction. As she writes at one point in her study of the emergence of a national bourgeoisie in South Africa, 'National capital, by the end of the period under discussion [1930s], was also a class of great complexity, made up of industrialists, traders, certain mining companies, and farmers. But it was led by one of its sections-manufacturing. Just as mining capital had led and forged imperial hegemony, so did manufacturing capital seek to lead the process whereby the national bourgeoisie could replace the imperial one.' Bozzoli, Political Nature, p. 171.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 03057079108708276, Feb 24, 2007
The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 1994