LEADER 02744nam 2200589 450 001 9910823799603321 005 20230126212946.0 010 $a0-8214-4521-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000417951 035 $a(EBL)2058140 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001498710 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11878868 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001498710 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11506769 035 $a(PQKB)11665594 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2058140 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2058140 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11060780 035 $a(OCoLC)910513367 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000417951 100 $a20150613h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDiamonds in the rough $ecorporate paternalism and African professionalism on the mines of colonial Angola, 1917-1975 /$fTodd Cleveland 210 1$aAthens, Ohio :$cOhio University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (306 p.) 225 1 $aNew African Histories 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8214-2134-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aDiamonds in the Rough explores the lives of African laborers on Angola's diamond mines from the commencement of operations in 1917 to the colony's independence from Portugal in 1975. The mines were owned and operated by the Diamond Company of Angola, or Diamang, which enjoyed exclusive mining and labor concessions granted by the colonial government. Through these monopolies, the company became the most profitable enterprise in Portugal's African empire. After a tumultuous initial period, the company's mines and mining encampments experienced a remarkable degree of stability, in striking contr 410 0$aNew African histories series. 606 $aDiamond industry and trade$zAngola 606 $aDiamond mines and mining$zAngola 606 $aDiamond miners$zAngola$xSocial conditions 615 0$aDiamond industry and trade 615 0$aDiamond mines and mining 615 0$aDiamond miners$xSocial conditions. 676 $a338.2/78209673 700 $aCleveland$b Todd$01599997 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823799603321 996 $aDiamonds in the rough$93922905 997 $aUNINA