Blood diamonds / reported by Ishmahil Blagrove.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Smith, Francis, director.

Blagrove, Ishmahil, Jr., presenter.

Alexander Street Press.

British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.

Series:

Correspondent.

Correspondent

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revolutionary United Front.

Conflict diamonds--Sierra Leone.

Conflict diamonds.

Diamond industry and trade--Social aspects--Sierra Leone.

Diamond industry and trade.

Social aspects.

Sierra Leone.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 min.)

Other Title:

Academic Video Online.

Place of Publication:

London : British Broadcasting Corporation, 2013.

Language Note:

This edition in English.

Summary:

Diamonds are big business - the retail trade is worth over 30 billion dollars annually. But many of the stones are dubious in origin, coming from African countries immersed in civil wars. They are known as 'blood diamonds' - sold by rebels and governments to fund their military campaigns. Sierra Leone once exported millions of dollars worth of gems every year. Most of them were smuggled, sold by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). Today, a certification scheme - displaying each gem's place of origin - is supposed to prevent such illegal traffic. But does it work? Meanwhile the country's civilians, most of whom have never set eyes on a diamond, are caught in the crossfire.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 9, 2014).

OCLC:

884893185

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.