02777nam 2200601 450 991046044000332120200520144314.00-8214-4521-9(CKB)3710000000417951(EBL)2058140(SSID)ssj0001498710(PQKBManifestationID)11878868(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001498710(PQKBWorkID)11506769(PQKB)11665594(MiAaPQ)EBC2058140(Au-PeEL)EBL2058140(CaPaEBR)ebr11060780(OCoLC)910513367(EXLCZ)99371000000041795120150613h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrDiamonds in the rough corporate paternalism and African professionalism on the mines of colonial Angola, 1917-1975 /Todd ClevelandAthens, Ohio :Ohio University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (306 p.)New African HistoriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-2134-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexDiamonds 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 contrNew African histories series.Diamond industry and tradeAngolaDiamond mines and miningAngolaDiamond minersAngolaSocial conditionsElectronic books.Diamond industry and tradeDiamond mines and miningDiamond minersSocial conditions.338.2/78209673Cleveland Todd923557MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460440003321Diamonds in the rough2072451UNINA