Author : Ian Smillie
Release : 2010-08-15
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 87X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Blood on the Stone by : Ian Smillie
Download or read book Blood on the Stone written by Ian Smillie. This book was released on 2010-08-15. 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.