The Mazzel Ritual Culture, Customs and Crime in the Diamond Trade

The Mazzel Ritual Culture, Customs and Crime in the Diamond Trade / by Dina Siegel.

The academic study of diamonds is as multi-faceted as the precious stones themselves. Mineralogists and geographers have written about them, as have historians and economists and students of art and fashion. They each shine their light on a different aspect of this source of luminous radiance. But w...

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Main Author: Siegel, Dina (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Anthropology.
Criminology.
Social sciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Theory and Research: An Anthropological Journey into the Diamond Industry
  • From Marco Polo to the Syndicate: The History of a Multilevel Organisation
  • The King of Gems: How the Diamond Became the Most Precious Stone
  • The Mazzel Ritual: Trust, Loyalty, Risk, and the Culture of the Diamond Trade
  • Jews, Indians, and Arabs: On Diamond Markets and Traders
  • Threats to the Industry: Rivals from Within, International Competition, and Synthetic Diamonds
  • Conflict Diamonds? Not Every Diamond Is a Blood Diamond
  • Crime Does Pay! The Industry’s Vulnerability to Criminality
  • Diamonds and Mafia: Criminal Networks and Illicit Markets.

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