Article ID: CBB001421532

Shifting Trajectories of Diamond Processing: From India to Europe and Back, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twentieth (2013)

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Diamonds have a long global history in which India plays a pivotal though little-known role. Indeed, it was in India that diamonds were first mined, finished, and worn. Diamonds and their finishing techniques reached Europe in the fifteenth century. Subsequently, part of the industry moved from India to Europe, where manufacturing shifted from one city to another, before returning to India in the twentieth century. These shifts, I argue, are determined by changes in one or more segments of the global commodity chain and they reveal the global interconnections between mining, trading, polishing, and consuming. Furthermore, these shifting centres are themselves a sign of the globalized character of diamond production, exchange, and consumption.

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Authors & Contributors
Dell'Oro, Giorgio
Sean Daly
Michell, George
Suzanne, Schwarz
Sluyter, Andrew
Silke, Strickrodt
Concepts
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Trade
Mines and mining
Mineralogy
Sea travel
Spain, colonies
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
17th century
16th century
15th century
20th century
Places
Europe
Africa
India
Americas
North America
Italy
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