Glitter & Greed: The Secret World of the Diamond Cartel
Rare, romantic and forever: the diamond industry depends on these myths to reap billions of dollars of profit. This sensational international investigation explodes such fallacies, revealing the role of the diamond trade in creating havoc in Central Africa, explaining the unending saga of terrorism and diamonds, and showing how multi-million dollar advertising campaigns have succeeded in creating the impression of rarity and romance. It reveals a very secret and unromantic world, one that is...
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A riveting account of a dangerous international investigation into the secret underside of the diamond cartel.
PrefaceIntroduction: Blood Diamonds and Terrorists: An Overview1Ch. 1The Diamond Hunt15Ch. 2In Bondage - The Child and Adult Cutters of India45Ch. 3Diamonds and Tribal Rights61Ch. 4How Diamonds Were Made Rare83Ch. 5How the Only US Diamond Mine Was Sabotaged99Ch. 6Rationing the United States115Ch. 7Diamonds for Hitler131Ch. 8Selling the Diamond Myth147Ch. 9The Forging of Diamonds157Ch. 10Selling Conflict Diamonds to the White House169Ch. 11The Most Powerful of Diamond Merchants193Ch. 12The Secret Movement of Diamonds209Ch. 13Conflict Diamonds and the Wars223Ch. 14The Secrets of The World's Most Prolific Diamond Mine; and Lessons from Fraud in Sierra Leone237Ch. 15The Diamonds of the Frozen North261Ch. 16The Diamond Heartland of De Beers285Ch. 17Defending the Crown303Ch. 18The Future of the Diamond Trade325Epilogue: Dangers of the Hunt: The Making of The Diamond Empire and of this book347Glossary361Bibliography365AppThe Clean Diamond Trade Act367Index371
