Diamonds and war : state, capital and labor in British-ruled Palestine /

Diamonds and war : state, capital and labor in British-ruled Palestine /

The mining of diamonds, their trading mechanisms, their financial institutions, and, not least, their cultural expressions as luxury items have engaged the work of historians, economists, social scientists, and international relations experts. Based on previously unexamined historical documents foun...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Vries, David, 1954-
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Diamond cutting industry > Palestine > History > 20th century.
Diamond industry and trade > Palestine > History > 20th century.
ART > Business Aspects.
HISTORY > Middle East > Israel.
Diamond cutting industry.
Diamond industry and trade.
Middle East > Palestine.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Diamonds and War; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Global and National: War, Diamonds, and the Colonial State; Chapter 1. Palestine as an Alternative; Chapter 2. The Making of a Monopoly; Chapter 3. Diamond Work and Zionist Time; Chapter 4. The Challenge and Its Constraints; Chapter 5. Labor Unrest; Chapter 6. Liberation and Liberalization; Chapter 7. Crisis and Restructuring; Chapter 8. Reproducing the Pact; Appendices; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.