Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, gold and dynasty: by Michael Cardo, Johannesburg and Cape Town, Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2023, xxiv + 526 pp., illus., £20.50 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-86842-801-4.
The article focuses on Michael Cardo's comprehensive study of Harry Oppenheimer, a significant figure in South Africa's mining industry and corporate politics. Utilizing private family papers and public records, Cardo portrays Oppenheimer as a business statesman who sought to integrate South Africa...
| Publicado en: | Business History Vol. 67; no. 8; pp. 2232 - 2235 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2025
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