Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones
written by Greg Campbell, 1970- (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2004, originally published 2004), 336 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate diamond merchants in London, Antwerp, and New York, often with the complicity of the international diamond industry. Eventually, these very diamonds find their way into the rings and necklaces of brides and spouses the world over. Blood Diamonds is the gripping tale of how the diamond smuggling works, how the rebel war has effectively destroyed Sierra Leone and its people, and how the policies of the diamond industry - institutionalized in the 1880s by the De Beers cartel - have allowed it to happen. Award-winning journalist Greg Campbell traces the deadly trail of these diamonds, many of which are brought to the world market by fanatical enemies. These repercussions of diamond smuggling are felt far beyond the borders of the poor and war-ridden country of Sierra Leone, and the consequences of overlooking this African tragedy are both shockingly deadly and unquestionably global. Updated with a new epilogue.
- Field of Interest
- Global Issues
- Author
- Greg Campbell, 1970-
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2012 by Perseus Book Group
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2004
- Page Count
- 336
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Place Published / Released
- New York, NY
- Subject
- Global Issues, World History, Social Sciences, History, Human Rights and Public Health, War and Violence, Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002), Sierra Leonean, Civil war, Political violence, Violence, Diamonds, Mining industry, Sierra Leone Civil War, 1991-2002, History, Politics & Policy, Law, Derechos Humanos y Sanidad Pública, Direitos Humanos e Saúde Pública, Guerra y Violencia, Guerra e Violência, Sierra Leona, Serra Leoa, Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Historical Place), Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone (Historical Place), Sierra Leone, Sierra Leonean, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Derechos Humanos y Sanidad Pública, Direitos Humanos e Saúde Pública, Guerra y Violencia, Guerra e Violência, Sierra Leona, Serra Leoa, Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Historical Place), Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone (Historical Place)
