Diamonds and War

Diamonds and WarThe mining of diamonds, their trading mechanisms, their financial institutions, and, not least, their cultural expressions as luxury items have engaged the work of historians, economists, social scientists, and international relations experts. Based on previously unexamined historical documents found in archives in Belgium, England, Israel, the Netherlands, and the United States, this book is the first in English to tell the story of the formation of

around the themes of simulation and the simulacrum

while Cronenberg's focus is on graphic depictions of mutilation

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is a must-read for counselors and educators alike

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The book is based on a remarkable and unique historical source: letters written to ONE magazine

and provides an epistemological basis for comparative philosophy