The heartless stone: a journey through the world of diamonds, deceit, and desire
When he proposed to his girlfriend, Tom Zoellner gave what every American man is supposed to give at such a time, a diamond engagement ring. But when the relationship broke apart a few months before the wedding, he was left with a used diamond ring that began to haunt him. Zoellner looked harder at...
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| Zusammenfassung: | When he proposed to his girlfriend, Tom Zoellner gave what every American man is supposed to give at such a time, a diamond engagement ring. But when the relationship broke apart a few months before the wedding, he was left with a used diamond ring that began to haunt him. Zoellner looked harder at the stone, and the consequent fascination sent him around the world. Across fourteen nations and six continents, the empty mythology of the diamond drew him into a world in which a piece of carbon is made to breathe with the profound intimacies of our own histories Includes information on advertising, Angola, Argyle Diamond Mine, Australia, blood diamonds, Brazil, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, De Beers Consolidated Mines, synthetic diamonds, engagement rings, India, Japan, Jews, mining methods, Murfreesboro (Arkansas), Northwest Territories (Canada), retail pricing, smuggling, South Africa, United States, etc |
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INHALTSVERZEICHNIS DYING STARS: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC MIDNIGHT SUN:
CANADA - DESIRED RESULTS: JAPAN THE STRONG MAN: BRAZIL THE CARTEL: SOUTH
AFRICA THE NEW ERA: AUSTRALIA BLOOD DIAMONDS: ANGOLA THE STONE MILLS:
INDIA ALCHEMY: RUSSIA THE BIG NOTHING: USA. DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE
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THE HEARTLESS STONE / ZOELLNER, TOM : 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS /
INHALTSVERZEICHNIS DYING STARS: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC MIDNIGHT SUN:
CANADA - DESIRED RESULTS: JAPAN THE STRONG MAN: BRAZIL THE CARTEL: SOUTH
AFRICA THE NEW ERA: AUSTRALIA BLOOD DIAMONDS: ANGOLA THE STONE MILLS:
INDIA ALCHEMY: RUSSIA THE BIG NOTHING: USA. DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE
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