Diamonds and war : state, capital and labor in British-ruled Palestine /: state, capital and labor in British-ruled Palestine. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By David De Vries.
• Other Names: De Vries, David, 1954-
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 351 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 338.4/77362309569409043; Diamond cutting industry -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century; Diamond industry and trade -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century; Business -- Management; History; ART -- Business Aspects; HISTORY -- Middle East -- Israel; Diamond cutting industry; Diamond industry and trade; Middle East -- Palestine; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781845458003; 1845458001
• Related ISBNs: 9781845456337
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.