Blood on the Stone
Author | : Ian Smillie |
Publisher | : Anthem Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2010-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780857289872 |
ISBN-13 | : 085728987X |
Rating | : 4/5 (87X Downloads) |
Download or read book Blood on the Stone written by Ian Smillie and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa’s diamond wars took four million lives. ‘Blood on the Stone’ tells the story of how diamonds came to be so dangerous, describing the great diamond cartel and a dangerous pipeline leading from war-torn Africa to the glittering showrooms of Paris, London and New York. It describes the campaign that forced an industry and more than 50 governments to create a global control mechanism, and it provides a sobering prognosis on its future.