Saskia Coenen Snyder Saskia Coenen Snyder
Biographic Data
| ID | 5052477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saskia Coenen Snyder Saskia Coenen Snyder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saskia Coenen Snyder Saskia Coenen |
| FAMILY NAME | Snyder |
| SIGNATURE | SNYDER S C S S C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“As Long as It Sparkles!”
After the discovery of vast diamond deposits in South Africa in 1869, the transatlantic trade in diamonds accelerated precipitously. The majority of extracted rough stones were sent via London to Amsterdam, where they were cleaved, cut, and polished by working-class Jews and non-Jews in factories across the city. The diamond became highly significant in nineteenth-century Amsterdam Jewish life, providing economic sustenance to a solid 50 percent …
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“As Long as It Sparkles!”
After the discovery of vast diamond deposits in South Africa in 1869, the transatlantic trade in diamonds accelerated precipitously. The majority of extracted rough stones were sent via London to Amsterdam, where they were cleaved, cut, and polished by working-class Jews and non-Jews in factories across the city. The diamond became highly significant in nineteenth-century Amsterdam Jewish life, providing economic sustenance to a solid 50 percent …
Ancient history (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Bourgeoisie (1 work) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 work) · Consumption (sociology) (1 work) · Cultural History and Identity Formation (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Diamond (1 work) · Economic history (1 work) · Economics (1 work)