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portada Emerald City: The Birth and Evolution of an Indian Gemstone Industry
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2013
Language
English
Pages
220
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
23.4 x 16.0 x 2.0 cm
Weight
0.54 kg.
ISBN
1438445873
ISBN13
9781438445878
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Emerald City: The Birth and Evolution of an Indian Gemstone Industry

Lawrence A. Babb (Author) · State University of New York Press · Hardcover

Emerald City: The Birth and Evolution of an Indian Gemstone Industry - Babb, Lawrence A.

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Synopsis "Emerald City: The Birth and Evolution of an Indian Gemstone Industry"

Lawrence A. Babb's Emerald City provides an intriguing portrait of the gemstone cutting industry of the North Indian city of Jaipur. It focuses on the ownership class consisting mainly of Jains and members of northern India's traditional trading communities. Based on oral-historical investigations of family firms, along with ethnographic observations and interviews, the book describes how the industry is organized, when and how it developed its characteristic features, and its evolving relationship with its social context. Babb pays special attention to the impact of culture on the business, with particular emphasis on the role of religion, specifically Jainism. He also offers a systematic comparison between Jaipur's gemstone business and New York City's famed diamond industry. In its application of ethnographic methodology to the study of an indigenous Indian industry, Emerald City delivers a unique perspective on business life in a non-Western setting.

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