false <![CDATA[Blood Diamonds]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170358072m/49226.jpg 49226 7 Journalist Greg Campbell leads the reader down the international diamond trail of brutality, horror, and profit - providing an on-the-ground and in-the-mines story of global consequence.<P> First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate diamond merchants in London, Antwerp, and New York, often with the complicity of the international diamond industry. Eventually, these very diamonds find their way into the rings and necklaces of brides and spouses the world over. <P> <I>Blood Diamonds</I> is the gripping tale of how the diamond smuggling works, how the rebel war has effectively destroyed Sierra Leone and its people, and how the policies of the diamond industry - institutionalized in the 1880s by the De Beers cartel - have allowed it to happen. Award-winning journalist Greg Campbell traces the deadly trail of these diamonds, many of which are brought to the world market by fanatical enemies. These repercussions of diamond smuggling are felt far beyond the borders of the poor and war-ridden country of Sierra Leone, and the consequences of overlooking this African tragedy are both shockingly deadly and unquestionably global. Updated with a new epilogue. 48152 2002 Blood Diamonds total:200|5:75|4:80|3:41|2:4|1:0| 200 826 317 46 4 2 true false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 11:11:54 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 11:36:35 -0700 2008
Key takeaways:
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Publisher’s note:
The diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 21:10:30 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 12:14:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 08:27:12 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 08:57:27 -0700 2008
Note: Contains graphic content, and language.]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 10:10:18 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:36:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 11:28:47 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 14:29:03 -0700 2008 Some passages of the book are difficult, describing the bloody violence of the rebel forces and the recruitment of children as child-soldiers.
This book made me discover ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 21:38:17 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 00:00:19 -0700 2008 Blood Diamonds by Greg Campbell tells the story of how conflict diamonds have fuelled horrific conflicts in the war torn west African country of Sierra Leone.

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