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Diamond Warriors in Colonial Namibia
Diamond Smuggling, Migrant Workers and Development in Owamboland
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eBook - PDF
Diamond Warriors in Colonial Namibia
Diamond Smuggling, Migrant Workers and Development in Owamboland
About this book
Diamond Warriors in Colonial Namibia enters into unchartered scholarly territory of illegal diamond smuggling at the largest diamond mining company in colonial Namibia-De Beers' Consolidated Diamond Mines of South West Africa (CDM). It details the underground activities of the natives (migrant workers) employed by the CDM and how these illicit activities accounted for rapid development in Owamboland. Beyond this account, the book takes on the deterministic 'natural resource curse' theory that equates natural resource endowments to a curse resulting in underdevelopment and sometimes conflict. It is argued and proven herein, from a decolonial standpoint, that such an approach is an oversimplification of the political economy of natural resources in Africa in general and Namibia in particular. The text also provides a contextual account of the contract labour system and details the symbiotic relationship between CDM and the colonial state before highlighting the remaining unanswered questions and areas of further research.
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Yes, you can access Diamond Warriors in Colonial Namibia by Shipululo Amupanda in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & African History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Abstract
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Acronyms
- Explanation of terminology as used in this study
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The ‘Natural Resource Curse’ Theory: Commissions, Omissions and Limitations
- 3 Research Methodology
- 4 The Natives and the Diamonds in Colonial Namibia—Methods, Strategies and Tactics for Smuggling Diamonds at CDM
- 5 The Diamond Supply and Demand Dynamics—Understanding the Portuguese Connection
- 6 The Diamond Rents in Owamboland—Concomitant Rapid Development by Unorthodox Means
- 7 Findings of the Study
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Appendices
- Index
- Back cover