Stones of contention : a history of Africa's diamonds /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cleveland, Todd (Author)
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press in association with the Ohio University Center for International Studies, [2014]
Series:	Africa in world history.
Subjects:	Diamond mines and mining > Africa > History. Diamond industry and trade > Africa > History. Diamond industry and trade > Social aspects > Africa. Diamond mines and mining > Economic aspects > Africa. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of 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.