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UNINA9910462725903321 |
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Autore |
Babb Lawrence A |
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Titolo |
Emerald city [[electronic resource] ] : the birth and evolution of an Indian gemstone industry / / Lawrence A. Babb |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Albany, : SUNY Press, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-4384-4588-1 |
1-4619-2925-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Precious stone industry - India - Jaipur |
Ethnology - India - Jaipur |
Electronic books. |
Jaipur (India) Commerce Social aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Dramatis personae : industrial multiculturalism -- The rise of the emerald elite -- Doing business -- Contexts -- The decline of the emerald elite. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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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