Stones of contention : a history of Africa's diamonds / Todd Cleveland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cleveland, Todd, author.

Series:

Africa in world history.

Africa in World History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diamond mines and mining--Africa--History.

Diamond mines and mining.

Diamond industry and trade--Africa--History.

Diamond industry and trade.

Diamond industry and trade--Social aspects--Africa.

Diamond mines and mining--Economic aspects--Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press in association with the Ohio University Center for International Studies, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 Africa's diamonds, from the earliest 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 enterp

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Study Guide and Selected Readings; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8214-4482-4

OCLC:

880332149