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Autore |
Cleveland Todd |
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Diamonds in the rough : corporate paternalism and African professionalism on the mines of colonial Angola, 1917-1975 / / Todd Cleveland |
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Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (306 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Diamond industry and trade - Angola |
Diamond mines and mining - Angola |
Diamond miners - Angola - Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; New African Histories series; Title Page; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 An Introduction to Angola's Diamond Past; 2 A Bountiful Place; 3 The Recruitment Process, 1921-75; 4 A Group Effort; 5 Negotiating Stability; 6 Eventful Evenings; 7 To Stay or to Leave; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Diamonds in the Rough explores the lives of African laborers on Angola's diamond mines from the commencement of operations in 1917 to the colony's independence from Portugal in 1975. The mines were owned and operated by the Diamond Company of Angola, or Diamang, which enjoyed exclusive mining and labor concessions granted by the colonial government. Through these monopolies, the company became the most profitable enterprise in Portugal's African empire. After a tumultuous initial period, the company's mines and mining encampments experienced a remarkable degree of stability, in striking contr |
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