Emerald city [electronic resource] : the birth and evolution of an Indian gemstone industry / Lawrence A. Babb.

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Babb, Lawrence A

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ebrary, Inc

Publication details: Albany : SUNY Press, c2013.Description: xi, 220 p. : illISBN:

9781438445878 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781438445885 (e-book)

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Electronic books.

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338.2/7809544 23

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HD9676.I43 J353 2013eb

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Contents:

Dramatis personae : industrial multiculturalism -- The rise of the emerald elite -- Doing business -- Contexts -- The decline of the emerald elite.

Summary: "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.

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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.

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