خون بر سنگ: طمع، فساد و جنگ در تجارت جهانی الماس

Of judgement and cunning work : dirty diamonds -- The river of big returns : geology and history -- De Beers : the delicate equipoise -- Strange plumbing : the diamond pipeline -- Angola : another distracting sideshow -- Liberia and the love of liberty -- Sierra Leone : diamonds in the RUF -- President Mobutu's ghost -- Enter Al Qaeda -- Boiling frogs : companies in hot water -- Ice storm : the NGO campaign -- Kimberley : a hope in hell -- Endgames.;'Blood on the Stone' is a gripping account of the cartel, warlords, gun runners and shadowy traders who populated Africa's bloody diamond wars, and the faltering, decade-long effort to clean up an entire industry. Africa's diamond wars took four million lives. They destroyed the lives of millions more and they crippled the economies of Angola, the Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The biggest UN peacekeeping forces in the world—in Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Congo and Côte d'Ivoire―are the legacy of 'conflict' or 'blood diamonds'. 'Blood on the Stone' tells the story of how diamonds came to be so dangerous. It describes the history of the great diamond cartel and how it gradually lost control of the precious mineral, as country after country descended into anarchy and wars fuelled by diamonds. The book describes the diamond pipeline, from war-torn Africa to the glittering showrooms of Paris, London and New York. It describes the campaign that began in 1999 and which eventually forced the industry and more than 50 governments to create a global certification system known as the Kimberley Process, aimed at wringing blood diamonds out of the retail trade. This gripping account concludes with a sobering assessment of the certification system, which soon became hostage to political chicanery, mismanagement and vested interests. Too important to fail, the Kimberley Process has been hailed as a regulatory model for Africa's extractive minerals. Behind the scenes, however, it runs the risk of becoming an ineffectual talk shop, standing aside as criminals re-infest the diamond world. | Africa's 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.

Africa's diamond wars took four million lives. They destroyed the lives of millions more and they crippled the economies of Angola, the Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The biggest UN peacekeeping forces in the world—in Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Congo and Côte d’Ivoire―are the legacy of 'conflict' or 'blood diamonds'.

'Blood on the Stone' tells the story of how diamonds came to be so dangerous. It describes the history of the great diamond cartel and how it gradually lost control of the precious mineral, as country after country descended into anarchy and wars fuelled by diamonds. The book describes the diamond pipeline, from war-torn Africa to the glittering showrooms of Paris, London and New York. It describes the campaign that began in 1999 and which eventually forced the industry and more than 50 governments to create a global certification system known as the Kimberley Process, aimed at wringing blood diamonds out of the retail trade. This gripping account concludes with a sobering assessment of the certification system, which soon became hostage to political chicanery, mismanagement and vested interests. Too important to fail, the Kimberley Process has been hailed as a regulatory model for Africa's extractive minerals. Behind the scenes, however, it runs the risk of becoming an ineffectual talk shop, standing aside as criminals re-infest the diamond world.

Of Judgement And Cunning Work : Dirty Diamonds -- The River Of Big Returns : Geology And History -- De Beers : The Delicate Equipoise -- Strange Plumbing : The Diamond Pipeline -- Angola : Another Distracting Sideshow -- Liberia And The Love Of Liberty -- Sierra Leone : Diamonds In The Ruf -- President Mobutu's Ghost -- Enter Al Qaeda -- Boiling Frogs : Companies In Hot Water -- Ice Storm : The Ngo Campaign -- Kimberley : A Hope In Hell -- Endgames. Ian Smillie. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

‘blood On The Stone’ Is A Gripping Account Of The Cartel, Warlords, Gun Runners And Shadowy Traders Who Populated Africa’s Bloody Diamond Wars, And The Faltering, Decade-long Effort To Clean Up An Entire Industry. 

Examines relationships between diamond trade and civil wars in West Africa during the 1990s and the early 2000s. Describes the campaign that forced the diamond industry and governments to create a global control mechanism