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Rocks, Ice and Dirty Stones: Diamond Histories
Marcia Pointon
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Description for Rocks, Ice and Dirty Stones: Diamond Histories
Hardback. This probing, entertaining and richly illustrated book examines the history of the diamond trade through the centuries from India and Brazil to South Africa and Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 illustrations, 50 colour. BIC Classification: HB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 776.
King of stones, valued since antiquity for their unrivalled hardness, diamonds today are both desired and deplored. Once faceted and polished they glitter on the fingers of brides-to-be and in the ornaments of the super-rich, but their extraction in some of the world's poorest countries remains conten--tious. Immensely valuable for their size, stones can be easily hidden and transported, and so are favoured by those fleeing persecution as well as by criminals wanting to launder cash. Diamonds have been widely used in industry since the nineteenth century, and have long been valued for their pharmaceutical and prophylactic properties. This probing, ... Read more
King of stones, valued since antiquity for their unrivalled hardness, diamonds today are both desired and deplored. Once faceted and polished they glitter on the fingers of brides-to-be and in the ornaments of the super-rich, but their extraction in some of the world's poorest countries remains conten--tious. Immensely valuable for their size, stones can be easily hidden and transported, and so are favoured by those fleeing persecution as well as by criminals wanting to launder cash. Diamonds have been widely used in industry since the nineteenth century, and have long been valued for their pharmaceutical and prophylactic properties. This probing, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780237527
SKU
V9781780237527
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Marcia Pointon
Marcia Pointon is Professor Emerita in History of Art at the University of Manchester. She is the author of Brilliant Effects: A Cultural History of Gem Stones and Jewellery (2009), Portrayal and the Search for Identity (Reaktion, 2012) and History of Art: A Student's Handbook (5th edn 2014).
Reviews for Rocks, Ice and Dirty Stones: Diamond Histories
'A story of glitter and the dark side of history. Here are diamonds as objects of desire, but also as magnets for human cupidity: theft, fraud and murder. This is a rich and compelling cultural history; cool, precise and laser-sharp in its analysis. And it sparkles with style.' - Carol Dyhouse, Professor of History (Emeritus), University of Sussex, author of ... Read more