{"product_id":"blood-sweat-and-earth-tijl-vanneste-9781789144352","title":"Blood, Sweat and Earth: The Struggle for Control Over the World's Diamonds Throughout History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sweeping history of our enduring passion for diamonds--and the exploitative industry that fuels it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood, Sweat and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a hard-hitting historical expos  of the diamond industry, focusing on the exploitation of workers and the environment, the monopolization of uncut diamonds, and how little this has changed over time. It describes the use of forced labor and political oppression by Indian sultans, Portuguese colonizers in Brazil, and Western industrialists in many parts of Africa--as well as the hoarding of diamonds to maintain high prices, from the English East India Company to De Beers. While recent discoveries of diamond deposits in Siberia, Canada, and Australia have brought an end to monopolization, the book shows that advances in the production of synthetic diamonds have not yet been able to eradicate the exploitation caused by the world's unquenchable thirst for sparkle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tijl Vanneste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789144353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789144352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.60d","brand":"Tijl Vanneste","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994613776639,"sku":"9781789144352","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8bd0c9fb-5743-4c15-81c8-837e6b4987bf.jpg?v=1683331191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-sweat-and-earth-tijl-vanneste-9781789144352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}