In the Company of DiamondsAfter the 1925 discovery of diamonds in the semi desert of the northwest coast of South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. virtually proclaimed its dominion over the whole region. In the town of Kleinzee, the company owns all the real estate and infrastructure, and controls and administers both the town and the industry. Peter Carstenss In the Company of Diamonds draws a stark and startling portrait of this closed community, one that analyzes