Stanford University: Stanford Historian Traces the Colonial Origins of Conflict Diamonds in Namibia
April 07, 2021
April 07, 2021
STANFORD, California, April 7 (TNSBook) -- Stanford University issued the following news release on April 6, 2021:
When Stanford historian Steven Press was trying to unearth hidden narratives about Germany's colonial activities in Southwest Africa's highly secretive diamond industry, he pursued that age-old maxim to "follow the money."
Chasing that trail led to some disturbing discoveries about the full extent of Germany's ruthlessness as it pursued its econom . . .
When Stanford historian Steven Press was trying to unearth hidden narratives about Germany's colonial activities in Southwest Africa's highly secretive diamond industry, he pursued that age-old maxim to "follow the money."
Chasing that trail led to some disturbing discoveries about the full extent of Germany's ruthlessness as it pursued its econom . . .