Diamond
Subtitle: a journey to the heart of an obsession
By: Matthew Hart
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780802713681
Subjects: Diamonds
Description: From the smugglers' paradise of the South African mines to the glittering store windows of Tiffany's, Hart follows the diamond trail, encountering characters as memorable as the stones they seek. 4 maps. 25 photos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-258) and index.
Table of contents: title: Large pink; title: Diamond seas; title: Middle empire; title: Long hunt; title: Rush in the barrens; title: End of the old cartel; title: Manufacture of desire; title: Bad goods; title: Diamond wars; title: Diamond cutter; title: Rosy blue; title: Dogrib country.