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1) Dirty gold
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Français
Description
Gold, the enduring safe investment and symbol of wealth, comes at a high price. Mined in slave-like conditions, it has been linked to everything from funding civil wars in Africa to causing environmental disasters in Latin America. The market for gold is enormous with 70% of global production handled by just one country: Switzerland. The industry has been protected by the Swiss state for more than a century, and turning a blind eye here is standard...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Loeti has spent years away from his village in French Guiana, working in extreme conditions. When the army cracks down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon forest, he is forced to flee and must use the skills he learned as a child to survive in the forest. His only hope is to find his way home to his people and reclaim his Maroon past and culture.
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A journey through our largest and least populous state, Alaska. Home of more than 60% of America's national parkland - some 54 million acres. Here the wilderness and wildlife are unspoiled by modern man, from Glacier Bay's massive fjords, and Mount McKinley's snow-capped summit, to brown bears feasting on salmon. The past is now preserved at historic Klondike Gold Rush, and Eskimo people who still hunt and fish the rugged, beautiful land. Ranging...
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
An in-depth look at the impact of a multinational gold mining industry on the economy, environment and traditions of a local community in Guinea. End of the Rainbow provides a concise, in-depth look at the impact of global extractive industries on local populations, their economy, their traditions and their environment. It depicts in striking details the confrontation of two cultures, one indigenous the other a unique reflection of the age of globalization....
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
The Gold Wars: From Pizarro's brutal conquest of the Incas to Custer's Last Stand, The Gold Wars explores the tragic legacy of man's lust for gold. Spain squandered the treasure it stripped from the New World in a doomed attempt to vanquish England. But as George Milling Stanley of the World Gold Council reveals, the same greed for gold ultimately fueled the dissolution of the British Empire, for England's conduct in the Boer Wars -- fought for control...
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Visit America's historic inns to meet the people and see the places where much of the nation's history occurred. Stop in the ghost towns, which sprang up during the nation's gold rush, but quickly vacated as opportunities arose elsewhere. For those with a sense of adventure and a passion for history, these inns offer a fascinating link to America's past.
8) City of Gold
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Jonathan Gold pulls back the curtain on the perceived superficiality of Los Angeles to show viewers a genuine and vibrant world where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic doorway to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America.
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