Blood and diamonds : Germany's imperial ambitions in Africa / Steven Press
"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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| Main Authors: | Press, Steven (Author) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2021. |
| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| 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." |
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| Item Description: | Anmerkungen und Index: Seite 247-336 |
| Physical Description: | 336 Seiten : Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780674916494 |
