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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| Główni autorzy: | Press, Steven |
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| Format: | Książka |
| Język: | English |
| Wydane: | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2021 |
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| Dostęp online: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Streszczenie: | "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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| Deskrypcja: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Opis fizyczny: | 336 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9780674916494 |
