Screen LibraryBlood and diamonds : Germany's imperial ambitions in Africa /
"The history of mass-market diamonds goes back to German imperialism in Southwest Africa. Corporate power and state violence combined in the genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples, whose mineral-rich land supplied budding consumer demand in the United States. Steven Press makes clear that mass...
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Harvard University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The history of mass-market diamonds goes back to German imperialism in Southwest Africa. Corporate power and state violence combined in the genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples, whose mineral-rich land supplied budding consumer demand in the United States. Steven Press makes clear that mass luxury has always come at a huge price"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780674916494 0674916492 |
| Index Number: | HD9677 |
| CLC: |
F451.661-09 F447.861-09 |
| Call Number: | F447.861-09/P935 |
| Contents: | Rulers -- Riches -- Rush -- Conflict -- Markets -- Labor -- Stocks -- Underworld -- Politics -- Takeover -- Guns. |