Stones of contention : a history of Africa's diamonds /

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 A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cleveland, Todd (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press in association with the Ohio University Center for International Studies, [2014]
Colección:Africa in world history.
Temas:
Diamond mines and mining > Africa > History.
Diamond industry and trade > Africa > History.
Diamond industry and trade > Social aspects > Africa.
Diamond mines and mining > Economic aspects > Africa.
Diamants > Mines et extraction > Afrique > Histoire.
Diamants > Industrie > Afrique > Histoire.
Diamants > Industrie > Aspect social > Afrique.
Diamants > Mines et extraction > Aspect économique > Afrique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Diamond mines and mining
Diamond industry and trade
Africa
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An introduction to Africa's diamonds
  • Africa's mineral wealth : material and mythical
  • From illusion to reality : the Kimberley discoveries, the diamond "rush," and the "Wild West" in Africa
  • Consolidation and control : the birth and growth of the cartel
  • Creating "New Kimberleys" elsewhere in Africa
  • The experiences of African works on Colonial-era mines
  • A resource curse : "blood diamonds," state oppression, and violence
  • Africa's diamonds : a rough past with a brighter future.

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