The last empire : De Beers, diamonds, and the world /
Kanfer, Stefan.
The last empire : De Beers, diamonds, and the world / De Beers, diamonds, and the world Stefan Kanfer. - New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1993. - ix, 409 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-393) and index.
Introduction Mere Carbon, after all---Part one- Romancing the stone--- Part two- Spero optima--- Part three- Connoisseur of chaos.
0374524262 9780374524265
De Beers Consolidated Mines--History.
Diamond mines and mining--History.--South Africa
South Africa--History--1836-1909.
South Africa--History--1909-1961.
South Africa--History--1961-
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The last empire : De Beers, diamonds, and the world / De Beers, diamonds, and the world Stefan Kanfer. - New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1993. - ix, 409 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-393) and index.
Introduction Mere Carbon, after all---Part one- Romancing the stone--- Part two- Spero optima--- Part three- Connoisseur of chaos.
0374524262 9780374524265
De Beers Consolidated Mines--History.
Diamond mines and mining--History.--South Africa
South Africa--History--1836-1909.
South Africa--History--1909-1961.
South Africa--History--1961-
545 DT 1888 / K16l 1993
968