{"product_id":"coltan-9780745649320","title":"Coltan","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A clear, thorough and urgent contribution to our understanding of what's going on - and, hopefully, to the campaign to end it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Internationalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Carefully researched, clearly written, and of perfect length. It  thus deserves a large audience from people in search of information  about the Congo, coltan, resource exploitation, or global political economic connections.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfrican Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Both a convenient reference source for the statistics in the first  chapter and also extremely handy for reading at leisure - 10\/10.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterials World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Nest describes in fascinating detail the relationships between the  different rebel groups in Congo and coltan. [His] is a very valuable  analysis, which will be of wide general appeal to Africanists and others  interested in the politics of natural resources. It would also be  particularly suitable for use in undergraduate classes as a case study.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfrican Studies Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent discussion of the causes of uncontrolled actors in the  mining industry and the problems of establishing a system to bring  accountability to the users of minerals.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I could not put it down - the subject matter challenged my ethics in ways I had never imagined possible.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfrica on the Blog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the most fascinating books I read this year. A must-read for  anyone interested in conflict minerals or advocacy in general as it  points to both successes and failures in the DRC-focused movement.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTexas in Africa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book's treatment of the topic will be a major advancement in  exposing the illegal coltan trade, and contributes to a broader  understanding of how the global mining sector is changing as China  carves out an increasingly dominant role and how natural resources  continue to destablize parts of the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Taylor, University of St Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this excellent book Michael Nest examines whether the cycles of  violence in an impoverished region are caused by the behaviour of  wealthy consumers. Are we as users of mobile telephones fuelling a  terrible war? Nest provides a highly informative account, challenging  commonly held views and presenting the facts in a lively and accessible  manner.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnke Hoeffler, University of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOxford \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this brilliant primer, Nest demonstrates that coltan is only one  source among many of the conflicts in Congo. He ably gets behind the  headlines and NGO press releases to uncover the real and lasting role  that this key resource has played in Congo's unending struggles.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn F. Clark, Florida International University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of abbreviations.  \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Boxes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Organisation of production and trade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Coltan, Congo and war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Advocacy, campaigns and initiatives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The future of coltan politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected readings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767977312599,"sku":"9780745649320","price":21.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745649320.jpg?v=1758715764","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/coltan-9780745649320","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}