A brilliant commodity : diamonds and Jews in a modern setting

A brilliant commodity : diamonds and Jews in a modern setting / Saskia Coenen Snyder.

"During the late nineteenth century, thousands of diggers, prospectors, merchants, and dealers extracted and shipped over 50 million carats of rough diamonds from South Africa to Europe. The primary supplier to the world, South Africa's diamond fields became one of the formative sites of m...

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Main Author: Coenen Snyder, Saskia (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
1800-1899
Jews in the diamond industry > History.
Diamond industry and trade > History > 19th century.
Jewish merchants > History > 19th century.
Diamond industry and trade
Jews in the diamond industry
Business & Management.
Industry.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. "Like Dewdrops in the Waving Grass": Diamonds in South Africa
  • 2. An Empire Made Portable: London
  • 3. "As Long As It Sparkles!": Amsterdam
  • 4. "Luxuries Have Now Become Necessities": New York
  • 5. Jews and Diamonds in the Popular Imagination.

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