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

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Siegel, Dina (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer US, 2009.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Social Sciences, general.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.