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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Main Author: Zoellner, Tom
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Chapman University Digital Commons 2006
Subjects:
Diamonds
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
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/english_books/15
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Summary: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. https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/english_books/1014/thumbnail.jpg

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