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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Raden, Aja, author.     Subjects     Jewelry -- History.     Gems -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Raden, Aja, author.       by title:      Stoned : jewelry, ob...         MARC Display

Stoned : jewelry, obsession, and how desire shapes the world / Aja Raden. by Raden, Aja, author. New York, NY : Ecco, c2015. Subjects Jewelry -- History.   Gems -- History. ISBN:  9780062334695 (hardcover) : 0062334697 (hardcover) Description:  xii, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Want : desire, delusion, and the scarcity effect. Keep the change : the beads that bought Manhattan ; Precedents are forever : the first diamond engagement ring ; The color of money : the emerald parrot, and the making and unmaking of the Spanish empire -- Take : obsessions, possessions, and the mechanics of war. The importance of being famous : the necklace that started the French Revolution ; Hello, sailor : how sibling rivalry and a really big pearl shaped the fate of nations ; The old shell game : the golden eggs that funded the Soviet start-up -- Have : industry, innovation, and the light at the end of the tunnel. The boss's string : pearl culture, cultured pearls, and Japan's race to modernity ; Timing is everything : World War I and the first wristwatch. Requests:  0 Summary:  An account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history shares insights into the role of precious gemstones in triggering cultural movements, political dynasties, and wars, while exploring how jewels reflect darker aspects of human nature.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 739.2709 Ra Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kealakekua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 739.2709 Ra Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 739.2709 Ra Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 739.2709 Ra Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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