Emerald city
Babb, Lawrence A.
Emerald city the birth and evolution of an Indian gemstone industry / [electronic resource] : Lawrence A. Babb. - Albany : SUNY Press, c2013. - xi, 220 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dramatis personae : industrial multiculturalism -- The rise of the emerald elite -- Doing business -- Contexts -- The decline of the emerald elite.
"A study of the contemporary gemstone industry of Jaipur with special emphasis on its ownership class. Detailed examination of an industry in a non-Western setting, with contextual background for the Jain religion and recent Jaipur history"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
9781438445878 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781438445885 (e-book)
Precious stone industry--India--Jaipur.
Ethnology--India--Jaipur.
Jaipur (India)--Commerce--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HD9676.I43 / J353 2013eb
338.2/7809544
Emerald city the birth and evolution of an Indian gemstone industry / [electronic resource] : Lawrence A. Babb. - Albany : SUNY Press, c2013. - xi, 220 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dramatis personae : industrial multiculturalism -- The rise of the emerald elite -- Doing business -- Contexts -- The decline of the emerald elite.
"A study of the contemporary gemstone industry of Jaipur with special emphasis on its ownership class. Detailed examination of an industry in a non-Western setting, with contextual background for the Jain religion and recent Jaipur history"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
9781438445878 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781438445885 (e-book)
Precious stone industry--India--Jaipur.
Ethnology--India--Jaipur.
Jaipur (India)--Commerce--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HD9676.I43 / J353 2013eb
338.2/7809544