Blood Diamonds, Blood Oil, Commodities, and Conflicts in Africa

3 credits · Undergraduate

1870s to the present. Role of diamonds, gold, rubber, and oil in the resulting conflicts in modern Africa. Multinationals, mineral extraction, and politics. Poverty, war, child labor, and corruption. Local and international mining and mineral syndicates. Implications for Africans and their livelihoods. [3] (INT) (CORE B, E) (LE HFA)