The Last Empire: De Beers, Diamonds, and the World
by Stefan Kanfer
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Author: Stefan KanferEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-04-30
ISBN: 2243035243
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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- ISBN13: 9780374524265
- Condition: New
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Book Review: *A Big Thanks to Mr. Stefan Kanfer*
Summary: 5 Stars
Thank you Mr. Stefan Kanfer for tackling the project on the diamond empire. The subject matter is not easy to write, but Mr. Kanfer managed to tell a story in a way that portrays a business biography in an academic yet exciting tone. "The Last Empire" is a very thoroughly researched and extremely well written book. I've learnt so much about the history of the most powerful diamond organization in the world (The DeBeers), its operation, structures, system, human interaction and the people behind the industry. Lots of great pictures and the stories of old Africa is filled with romantic images it makes reading a pleasure. Truly inspiring!
Summary of The Last Empire: De Beers, Diamonds, and the World
With a scholar's precision and a novelist's eye, Stefan Kanfer tells the inside story of De Beers Consolidated Mines - from the nineteenth century diamond rush that transformed Johannes De Beer's humble South African farm into an exotic klondike, to the Oppenheimers' shadow empire that has achieved umatched global reach.
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