Lawrence A Babb

Emerald City

The Birth and Evolution of an Indian Gemstone Industry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating study of the gemstone industry of Jaipur with special emphasis on its ownership class.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781438445878
• ISBN-10: 1438445873
• Artikelnr.: 37152964

Autorenporträt

Lawrence A. Babb is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Amherst College. He is the author of several books, including Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India and (with John E. Cort and Michael W. Meister) Desert Temples: Sacred Centers of Rajasthan in Historical, Art-Historical, and Social Context.