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Author : Selina Gaye
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Smuts and Diamonds: with Other Stories written by Selina Gaye and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Charles Alfred Payton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Diamond Diggings of South Africa written by Sir Charles Alfred Payton and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mrs. Alfred Gatty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Aunt Judy's Magazine written by Mrs. Alfred Gatty and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steven Press
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674259491
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)
Download or read book Blood and Diamonds written by Steven Press and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamonds have long been bloody. A new history shows how Germany’s ruthless African empire brought diamond rings to retail display cases in America—at the cost of African lives. Since the late 1990s, activists have campaigned to remove “conflict diamonds” from jewelry shops and department stores. But if the problem of conflict diamonds—gems extracted from war zones—has only recently generated attention, it is not a new one. Nor are conflict diamonds an exception in an otherwise honest industry. The modern diamond business, Steven Press shows, owes its origins to imperial wars and has never escaped its legacy of exploitation. In Blood and Diamonds, Press traces the interaction of the mass-market diamond and German colonial domination in Africa. Starting in the 1880s, Germans hunted for diamonds in Southwest Africa. In the decades that followed, Germans waged brutal wars to control the territory, culminating in the genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples and the unearthing of vast mineral riches. Press follows the trail of the diamonds from the sands of the Namib Desert to government ministries and corporate boardrooms in Berlin and London and on to the retail counters of New York and Chicago. As Africans working in terrifying conditions extracted unprecedented supplies of diamonds, European cartels maintained the illusion that the stones were scarce, propelling the nascent US market for diamond engagement rings. Convinced by advertisers that diamonds were both valuable and romantically significant, American purchasers unwittingly funded German imperial ambitions into the era of the world wars. Amid today’s global frenzy of mass consumption, Press’s history offers an unsettling reminder that cheap luxury often depends on an alliance between corporate power and state violence.
Author : P. A. L. Greenhalgh
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719017636
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (176 download)
Download or read book West African Diamonds, 1919-1983 written by P. A. L. Greenhalgh and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of the history of the diamond mining industry and trade in West Africa - reviews the world diamond industry; examines the role of European foreign enterprise incl. Land concessions, labour supply, wages, labour relations, profitability and productivity; comments on African indigenization of digging concessions and operations, growth of the African diamond industry and the production factors; discusses the impact of government policies, (taxation, public ownership), and diamond marketing in Western Europe and within the region. Bibliography, graph, maps, statistical tables.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 940 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book S.C. written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of reports of various Select Committees, each with a distinctive title.
Author : Andrew Morton
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538700476
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)
Download or read book Elizabeth & Margaret written by Andrew Morton and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of The Crown, this captivating biography from a New York Times bestselling author follows Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret as they navigate life in the royal spotlight. They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a quixotic twist of fate, their uncle Edward Vlll decided to abdicate the throne, the dynamic between Elizabeth and Margaret was dramatically altered. Forever more Margaret would have to curtsey to the sister she called 'Lillibet.' And bow to her wishes. Elizabeth would always look upon her younger sister's antics with a kind of stoical amusement, but Margaret's struggle to find a place and position inside the royal system—and her fraught relationship with its expectations—was often a source of tension. Famously, the Queen had to inform Margaret that the Church and government would not countenance her marrying a divorcee, Group Captain Peter Townsend, forcing Margaret to choose between keeping her title and royal allowances or her divorcee lover. From the idyll of their cloistered early life, through their hidden war-time lives, into the divergent paths they took following their father's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne, this book explores their relationship over the years. Andrew Morton's latest biography offers unique insight into these two drastically different sisters—one resigned to duty and responsibility, the other resistant to it—and the lasting impact they have had on the Crown, the royal family, and the ways it adapted to the changing mores of the 20th century.
Author : Howard Goldenberg
Publisher : Hybrid Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1925281418
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (252 download)
Download or read book A Threefold Cord written by Howard Goldenberg and published by Hybrid Publishers. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Australian nine-year olds from different immigrant backgrounds form a Secret Society they call The Threefold Cord, to do good such as helping an old lady. When they rescue a tortured cat, they stumble on a crime gang that traffics costly cats and smuggles rare red diamonds, led by the enigmatic and quite monstrously fearsome Dr Vandersluys, the tall, pale stranger who always wears sunglasses and dresses in black. Through their unity, courage and resourcefulness (and helped by an Aboriginal elder), the three succeed in saving themselves, overcoming evil and helping others. The story is thrilling and funny and full of unexpected twists and turns and mysterious characters.
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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458719855
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)
Download or read book Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 4 of 4) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition) written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kj Charles
Publisher : Kjc Books
ISBN 13 : 9781912688081
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Any Old Diamonds written by Kj Charles and published by Kjc Books. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes, the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar, holds a bitter grudge against his wealthy father. The Duke intends to give his Duchess a priceless diamond parure on their wedding anniversary-so Alec hires a pair of jewel thieves to steal it. The Duke's remote castle is a difficult target, and Alec needs a way to get the thieves in. Soldier-turned-criminal Jerry Crozier has the answer: he'll pose as a Society gentleman and become Alec's new best friend.But Jerry is a dangerous man: controlling, remote, and devastating. He effortlessly teases out the lonely young nobleman's most secret desires, and soon he's got Alec in his bed-and the palm of his hand. Or maybe not. Because as the plot thickens, betrayals, secrets, new loves, and old evils come to light. Now the jewel thief and the aristocrat must keep up the pretence, find their way through a maze of privilege and deceit, and confront the truth of what's between them...all without getting caught.
Author : Edward Jay Epstein
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Diamonds written by Edward Jay Epstein and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1982 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Meredith
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 9781586486419
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Diamonds, Gold, and War written by Martin Meredith and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Furnishes a vivid history of the tumultuous period leading up to the 1910 founding of the modern state of South Africa, exploring how the discovery of vast diamond and gold deposits led to a fierce struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the region, as well as the repercussions of the conflict in terms of both sides, as well as for Africa's native peoples.
Author : National Geographic
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 142621166X
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book National Geographic Traveler: South Africa, 2nd Edition written by National Geographic and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering all the best known sights, & lesser known ones as well, this guidebook features in-depth write-ups highlighting South Africa's cultural, historical, & contemporary subjects
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Total Pages : 758 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Official Index to the Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indexes the Times, Sunday times and magazine, Times literary supplement, Times educational supplement, Times educational supplement Scotland, and the Times higher education supplement.
Author : Eric Anderson Walker
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Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Lord de Villiers and His Times written by Eric Anderson Walker and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pieter G Cloete
Publisher : African Sun Media
ISBN 13 : 0620901489
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Boxed set: The Anglo-Boer War 963 Days / The Anglo-Boer War Maps, Stats & Facts written by Pieter G Cloete and published by African Sun Media. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bundle e-book volume contains both 'The Anglo-Boer War' and the accompanying 'Maps, Stats & Facts' volume from Pieter G Cloete.
Author : Melanie Milburne
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0373130864
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (731 download)
Download or read book Deserving of His Diamonds? written by Melanie Milburne and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Emilio Andreoni's goal is perfection. A corporate king and Italy's most eligible bachelor, he craves only one more thing to complete his phenomenally successful life-the perfect woman! Once he thought that woman was shy Gisele Carter, until her scandalous goings-on became headline news and he called off their seemingly perfect engagement. But now Emilio is faced with proof of Gisele's innocence. He's determined to win back the only woman who ever truly satisfied him, but first he must persuade Gisele she's worthy of wearing his diamonds again."--P. [4] of cover.
