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050 00 $aTN994.A35$bC54 2014
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100 1 $aCleveland, Todd,$eauthor.
245 10 $aStones of contention :$ba history of Africa's diamonds /$cTodd Cleveland.
264 1 $aAthens, Ohio :$bOhio University Press in association with the Ohio University Center for International Studies,$c[2014]
300 $axii, 225 pages :$bmap ;$c23 cm.
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490 1 $aAfrica in world history
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index.
505 0 $aAn 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.
520 $aAfrica 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 first 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 enterprises exploited both the mineral resources and the indigenous workforce. In the aftermath of World War II, the governments of newly independent African states, both democratic and despotic, joined industry giant De Beers and other corporations to oversee and profit from mining activity on the continent. The book also considers the experiences of a wide array of Africans - from informal artisanal miners, company mineworkers, and indigenous authorities to armed rebels, mining executives, and premiers of mineral-rich states - and their relationships to the stones that have the power to bring both wealth and misery. With photos and maps, Stones of Contention illustrates the scope and complexity of the African diamond trade as well as its impact on individuals and societies.
650 0 $aDiamond mines and mining$zAfrica$xHistory.
650 0 $aDiamond industry and trade$zAfrica$xHistory.
650 0 $aDiamond industry and trade$xSocial aspects$zAfrica.
650 0 $aDiamond mines and mining$xEconomic aspects$zAfrica.
830 0 $aAfrica in world history.
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