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Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones Reprint Edition
Author(s): Greg Campbell (Author)
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publication Date: February 5, 2004
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Print length: 280 pages
- ISBN-10: 0813342201
- ISBN-13: 9780813342207
Book Description
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. Blood Diamonds 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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"A vivid, hair-raising tale of brutal proportions that outdistances any fictional tale of derring-do." -- The Washington Times
"An eye-opening story of bloodshed in the name of wealth." --
The Bookwatch"You will shudder when you read the opening lines of Greg Campbell's new book
Blood Diamonds." -- Rocky Mountain News"[This book] will forever change the way you think about a jewel sparkling on the ring of a young bride." --
Boulder Daily CameraAbout the Author
Greg Campbell is a freelance journalist and former editor of the Boulder Weekly. He reported a series of articles from Sarajevo just after the Dayton Accord. He lives in Longmont, CO.
