Babb Emerald City

The Birth and Evolution of an Indian Gemstone Industry
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4384-4588-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

A fascinating study of the gemstone industry of Jaipur with special emphasis on its ownership class.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Babb, Lawrence A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration

1. Introduction

2. Dramatis Personae: Industrial Multiculturalism

3. The Rise of the Emerald Elite

4. Doing Business

5. Contexts

6. The Decline of the Emerald Elite

7. Conclusion

Endnotes
References

Über Autor(innen)

Lawrence A. Babb is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Amherst College. He is the author of several books, including Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India and (with John E. Cort and Michael W. Meister) Desert Temples: Sacred Centers of Rajasthan in Historical, Art-Historical, and Social Context.