Eye on the Diamonds | Terry Crawford-Browne

Author: Terry Crawford-Browne

Publisher: Penguin (2012)

ISBN-10: 0143530100

ISBN-13: 9780143530107

Condition: Very Good. Some wear to cover corners.

Binding: Softcover

Pages: 257

Dimensions: 21.5 x 15 x 2 cm

by Terry Crawford-Browne

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Eye On The Diamonds is a sequel to Terry Crawford-Browne's earlier book Eye On The Money. Focusing on diamonds, Crawford-Browne links the colonial and apartheid histories of South Africa with the close histories of Israel and Palestine. It demonstrates how De Beers, the South African company which dominated the diamond cartel for more than a century, is fast losing control to far more ruthless Israeli players. The author suggests that the diamond trade - critical to the twenty-first century war business - makes every diamond a 'blood diamond'. In turn, he argues that 'blood diamonds' provide the ultimate money laundering opportunity for organised crime, while the Israeli war business thwarts efforts at peaceful resolution of conflict.