Blood on the Stone - 9780857289797

Blood on the StoneGreed, Corruption and War in the Global Diamond Trade\nAuthor(s): Ian Smillie\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Anthem Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Anthem Press\nISBN-13: 9780857289797, 978-0857289797\nSynopsis\nAfricas 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.