The Sancy blood diamond : power, greed, and the cursed history of one of the world's most coveted ge...
The Sancy blood diamond : power, greed, and the cursed history of one of the world's most coveted ge...
The Sancy blood diamond : power, greed, and the cursed history of one of the world's most coveted gems / Susan Ronald.
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Publisher
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N736.23/5
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English
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xiii, 338 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2005.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"The account of one of the most hotly pursued gems in history, The Sancy Blood Diamond follows its six-century journey from the diamond mines of Golconda to where it now modestly resides at the Louvre, among the remnants of the French crown jewels. Historian Susan Ronald describes the often violent passions the Sancy engendered among many of the gi...
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The Sancy blood diamond : power, greed, and the cursed history of one of the world's most coveted gems / Susan Ronald.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-323) and index.
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N736.23/5
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74VKdy3WxxkO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdy3WxxkO
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ISBN
0471436518 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780471436515 (cloth : alk. paper)
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736.23
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991020081889702626
