Stones of contention : a history of Africa's diamonds /
Todd Cleveland.
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (241 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Acknowledgments; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Study Guide and Selected Readings; Notes; Index. - Africa supplies the majority of the world's diamonds, yet consumers generally know little about the origins and history of these precious stones beyond sensationalized media accounts of so-called blood diamonds. Stones of Contention explores the major developments in the remarkable history of Africa's diamonds, from the earliest stirrings of international interest in the continent's mineral wealth in the first millennium A.D. to the present day. In the European colonial period, the discovery of diamonds in South Africa ushered in an era of unprecedented greed during which monopolistic enterp
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| ISBN | 0-8214-4482-4
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