Download or read book Blood Sweat and Earth written by Tijl Vanneste and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping history of our enduring passion for diamonds—and the exploitative industry that fuels it. Blood, Sweat and Earth is a hard-hitting historical exposé of the diamond industry, focusing on the exploitation of workers and the environment, the monopolization of uncut diamonds, and how little this has changed over time. It describes the use of forced labor and political oppression by Indian sultans, Portuguese colonizers in Brazil, and Western industrialists in many parts of Africa—as well as the hoarding of diamonds to maintain high prices, from the English East India Company to De Beers. While recent discoveries of diamond deposits in Siberia, Canada, and Australia have brought an end to monopolization, the book shows that advances in the production of synthetic diamonds have not yet been able to eradicate the exploitation caused by the world’s unquenchable thirst for sparkle.
Download or read book Diamonds in Industry written by Industrial Diamond Information Bureau and published by . This book was released on with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Industrial Diamonds and Diamond Films written by Mark A. Prelas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines both mined and synthetic diamonds and diamond films. The text offers coverage on the use of diamond as an engineering material, integrating original research on the science, technology and applications of diamond. It discusses the use of chemical vapour deposition grown diamonds in electronics, cutting tools, wear resistant coatings, thermal management, optics and acoustics, as well as in new products.
Download or read book From Blood Diamonds to the Kimberley Process written by Dr Franziska Bieri and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1990s, several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focused world attention on the issue of conflict diamonds which funded wars, massive death, and refugee crises across Central and West Africa. Several governments, NGOs, and key industry players engaged in negotiations under the so-called Kimberley Process (KP). A voluntary global agreement came into effect leading to a substantial decline in illicit diamond trade. Despite its importance in international affairs, the KP remains understudied in academia. Franziska Bieri's book provides the first comprehensive account of the KP and is the first to reveal how NGOs have become critical actors in their own right, possessing the ability to directly influence policies and to participate in the decision making and the implementation of global agreements. In developing this argument, Bieri explains: why the NGO campaign to raise awareness was successful; why a rapid and comprehensive resolution on such a complex global problem was possible; how the tripartite negotiations between states, NGOs, and industry developed during the implementation of the agreement, which is an on-going process. Based on extensive personal interviews with prominent campaigners, leading bureaucrats, and industry officials, hundreds of KP publications, official UN documents, industry news, and NGO reports, this timely book allows for a much needed engagement in contemporary debates about the campaign against conflict diamonds, the Kimberley Process, and the themes defining today's global governance arena.
Download or read book The Global Diamond Industry written by Roman Grynberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global Diamond Industry: Economics and Development brings together a collection of papers covering various aspects of the diamond industry including economics, law, history, sociology and development across two volumes.
Download or read book The Value added Aspects of the Canadian Diamond Industry written by Federal-Territorial Committee on Value-Added Aspects of the Canadian Diamond Industry - Northwest Territories and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To understand the complex international diamond industry and how diamond production in the Northwest Territories would fit into it, this report begins by compiling basic information on the Canadian and international diamond industries as well as the economic situation in the Territories. It then examines six issues relating to establishing a value-added diamond industry in Canada and the Territories: trade policy, taxation, access to rough diamonds, training for the diamond and jewellery industries, the role of financial institutions in the value-added diamond industry, and security (including diamond-specific legislation). Appendices include summaries of presentations made to the committee studying the above issues, an overview of the world diamond industry, a review of federal and territorial programs and services supporting and encouraging medium and small business, and an analysis of relative business costs in the Northwest Territories.
Download or read book Trade Practice Rules for the Diamond Industry Promulgated February 10 1956 written by United States. Federal Trade Commission and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Precious Objects written by Alicia Oltuski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the middle of New York City lies a neighborhood where all secrets are valuable, all assets are liquid, and all deals are sealed with a blessing rather than a contract. Welcome to the diamond district. Ninety percent of all diamonds that enter America pass through these few blocks, but the inner workings of this mysterious world are known only to the people who inhabit it. In Precious Objects, twenty-six-year-old journalist Alicia Oltuski, the daughter and granddaughter of diamond dealers, seamlessly blends family narrative with literary reportage to reveal the fascinating secrets of the diamond industry and its madcap characters: an Elvis-impersonating dealer, a duo of diamond-detective brothers, and her own eccentric father. With insight and drama, Oltuski limns her family’s diamond-paved move from communist Siberia to a displaced persons camp in post–World War II Germany to New York’s diamond district, exploring the connections among Jews and the industry, the gem and its lore, and the exotic citizens of this secluded world. Entertaining and illuminating, Precious Objects offers an insider’s look at the history, business, and society behind one of the world’s most coveted natural resources, providing an unforgettable backstage pass to an extraordinary and timeless show.
Download or read book Diamonds in Industry Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book All About Diamonds written by Lana Frank and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-11-21 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of years ago, diamonds were initially reserved for royalty and nobility., Diamonds, the hardest mineral ever discovered, are the purest substance that occurs in nature. In All About Diamonds, author Lana Frank shares a host of valuable information and facts about diamonds. Filled with ample colorful illustrations and photos,Lana Frank, an accomplished diamond cutter, gives valuable insights into diamonds, what they are, and why they are important. She provides an overview of: the physical properties of diamonds the history of diamonds the formation of diamonds in the earth where diamonds are found the mining and manufacturing process the history of diamond cutting diamonds main characteristics fancy-colored, famous, and synthetic diamonds A resource for science collections, school projects, and general education, All About Diamonds gives a thorough description of the exciting world of this fascinating precious mineral.
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:
Download or read book Diamonds in Industry lapping and Polishing written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Branding in the Diamond Industry written by and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diamonds written by Renee Newman and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beauty and sparkle and mystique of diamonds is unmatched by that of any other gem in the world. Since early times, diamonds have been treasured as good luck charms, remarkable tools and status symbols and have been worn, collected and presented as lavish gifts. Today, diamonds remain among the most sought-after gemstones and continue to hold their value through good times and bad. In Diamonds, author Renée Newman, a graduate gemologist and author of many trade-level handbooks on gemstones, invites the reader on a journey into the fascinating world of diamonds. This lavishly illustrated guide -- which features hundreds of photos, maps and diagrams -- covers everything from mining, cutting and evaluating diamonds to the romantic histories of some of the world's most valuable stones. Diamonds includes chapters on: What a diamond is -- its significance from antiquity to the present day and what it represents from different perspectives The process and history of mining diamonds -- the locations (both modern and historical) as well as the techniques used to mine diamonds The evolution of diamond cutting -- how a diamond is processed and what are the key cuts and shapes to know Diamond jewelry through the ages -- how diamonds have been used in jewelry from pre-Georgian times to today Evaluating and pricing diamonds -- how diamonds are priced based on their many value factors, such as color, carat weight, cut, clarity, and so on Man-made diamonds The remarkable benefits of diamonds. As beautiful as they are precious and as useful as they are decorative, diamonds continue to fascinate and allure. Diamonds will be a welcome guide for anyone who has felt the romance and power of these fascinating gems. It will also be a useful resource for professionals in the jewelry trade.
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.
Download or read book Diamonds and War written by David De Vries and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on previously unexamined historical documents found in archives in Belgium, England, Israel, the Netherlands, and the United States, this book is the first in English to tell the story of the formation of one of the world's main strongholds of diamond production and trade in Palestine during the 1930s and 1940s. The history of the diamond-cutting industry, characterized by a long-standing Jewish presence, is discussed as a social history embedded in the international political economy of its times; the genesis of the industry in Palestine is placed on a broad continuum within the geographic and economic dislocations of Dutch, Belgian, and German diamond-cutting centers. In providing a micro-historical and interdisciplinary perspective, the story of the diamond industry in Mandate Palestine proposes a more nuanced picture of the uncritical approach to the strict boundaries of ethnic-based occupational communities.
Download or read book Diamonds A Study of the Factors That Govern Their Value 1916 written by Frank Bertram Wade and published by . This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
