Bulls, Bears, Boers and Brits

Ian Phimister is Senior University Research Professor at the University of the Free State. He has published widely on patterns of British overseas investment, and on the history of Central Africa, including An Economic and Social History of Zimbabwe, 1890-1948 (Longman 1988).

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and Tables1 Introduction2 Historiography3 Boom, 1894–18954 Bust, 1896–18995 ConclusionAppendix A. Witwatersrand Gold Production 1888–1893Appendix B. Witwatersrand Share Prices: 1889 Peak And 1890 SlumpAppendix C. Selected Rand And Rhodesian Share Prices, December 1894 – December 1895Appendix D. Witwatersrand Yields, Working Costs, And Dividends, 1887–1899Appendix E. Flotations: Southern African Mining, Land And Exploration Companies, 1895MiningLand and Finance CompaniesMiscellaneous CompaniesAppendix F. Control: Southern African Gold Mining Groups, 1896–1897BibliographyIndex