Diamond Stories
Subtitle: Enduring Change on 47th Street (Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: May 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780801439896
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; Social groups & communities; Wholesale sector; Social Science; Jewish - General; Ethnic Issues; Sociology - Urban; New York (State); Sociology; New York; Jewish businesspeople; Business Life - General; Ethnic Studies - General; Economic History; Diamond industry and trade; History; Jews in the diamond industry
First sentence: Adding glitter to the cynical and weary world, and revealing no hint of their earthly origins, diamonds are everywhere.