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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 Based on previously unexamined historical documents foun...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.