Blood and diamonds : Germany's imperial ambitions in Africa /

"The history of mass-market diamonds goes back to German imperialism in Southwest Africa. Corporate power and state violence combined in the genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples, whose mineral-rich land supplied budding consumer demand in the United States. Steven Press makes clear that mass...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Press, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Diamond industry and trade > Africa, Southern > History.
Diamond industry and trade > Germany > History.
Diamond industry and trade > United States > History.
Conflict diamonds > History.
Herero (African people) > History.
Nama (African people) > History.
Diamants > Industrie > Afrique australe > Histoire.
Diamants > Industrie > Allemagne > Histoire.
Diamants > Industrie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Diamants de la guerre > Histoire.
Herero (Peuple d'Afrique) > Histoire.
Nama (Peuple d'Afrique) > Histoire.
HISTORY / Africa / South / General
Conflict diamonds
Diamond industry and trade
German colonies
Herero (African people)
Nama (African people)
Ausbeutung
Diamant
Geschichte
Imperialismus
Kolonie
Wirtschaft
Kolonialismus
Rohstoffhandel
Germany > Colonies > Africa.
Africa
Germany
Southern Africa
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Rulers
  • Riches
  • Rush
  • Conflict
  • Markets
  • Labor
  • Stocks
  • Underworld
  • Politics
  • Takeover
  • Guns.

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