Coltan / Michael Nest.
Nest, Michael Wallace.
2011
TN490.T2 N47 2011 (Mapit)
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Title Coltan / Michael Nest.
Author Nest, Michael Wallace.
ISBN 9780745649313
0745649319
9780745649320 (pbk.)
0745649327 (pbk.)
Imprint Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Polity Press, 2011.
Language English
Description x, 220 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number TN490.T2 N47 2011
Alternate Call Number RS 50693
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.27465096724
Summary "A decade ago, hardly anyone had heard of this obscure mineral, used to manufacture the cell phones and laptops that have become so central to our daily lives. Then, in 2000, reports emerged about mines deep in the Congo jungle where coltan was being extracted in brutal conditions watched over by warlords. The UN team sent to investigate revealed how international competition for coltan was contributing to the ongoing collapse of the DRC and the continuation of a war that has cost millions of lives. ... Michael Nest unravels a complex story to offer a clear and compelling analysis of the relationship between coltan and violence in the Congo, and the battle between activists and corporations to reshape the global tantalum supply chain."--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Resources (Cambridge, England)
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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Facts, figures and myths
Organization of production and markets
Coltan and conflict
Advocacy, campaigns and initiatives
The future of coltan politics.

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