greed, corruption and war in the global diamond trade /
Ian Smillie.
New York :
Anthem Press,
2010.
1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Of judgement and cunning work : dirty diamonds -- The river of big returns : geology and history -- De Beers : the delicate equipoise -- Strange plumbing : the diamond pipeline -- Angola : another distracting sideshow -- Liberia and the love of liberty -- Sierra Leone : diamonds in the RUF -- President Mobutu's ghost -- Enter Al Qaeda -- Boiling frogs : companies in hot water -- Ice storm : the NGO campaign -- Kimberley : a hope in hell -- Endgames.
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'Blood on the Stone' is a gripping account of the cartel, warlords, gun runners and shadowy traders who populated Africa's bloody diamond wars, and the faltering, decade-long effort to clean up an entire industry.
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Conflict diamonds-- Africa.
Diamond industry and trade-- Africa.
Political corruption-- Africa.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- International-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- International-- Marketing.
Business & Economics.
Conflict diamonds.
Diamond industry and trade.
Industries.
Political corruption.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- Trade & Tariffs.