Diamonds: the quest from solid rock to the magic of diamonds

Description:

A photographic and text journey through the world of diamonds, along the diamond pipeline from mines to jewelry. The text examines the history of diamonds, the ways in which diamonds are used as tools, even as tools of politics, and the more modern history; the diamond-funded conflicts that led to the creation of the KImberley Process. The book is a beautifully designed, boxed edition.

subjects: diamonds,  diamond mining,  kimberley process,  conflict diamonds,  history of diamond,  jewelry

Places: All the world's diamond mining trading and cutting

Times: From the form