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Stones of contention : a history of Africa's diamonds
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Stones of contention : a history of Africa's diamonds / Todd Cleveland.
ISBN
9780821421000 (pb : alk. paper)
082142100X (pb : alk. paper)
9780821444825 (pdf)
Publication
Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press in association with the Ohio University Center for International Studies, [2014]
Physical Description
xii, 225 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 30, 2014
Series
Africa in world history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index.
Contents
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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