Stoned

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As entertaining as it is incisive, Stoned is a raucous journey through the history of human desire for what is rare, and therefore precious.

What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweler and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire.

What moves the world is what moves each of us: desire. Jewelry—which has long served as a stand-in for wealth and power, glamor and success—has birthed cultural movements, launched political dynasties, and started wars. Masterfully weaving together pop science and history, Stoned breaks history into three categories—Want, Take, and Have—and explains what the diamond on your finger has to do with the GI Bill, why green-tinted jewelry has been exalted by so many cultures, why the glass beads that bought Manhattan for the Dutch were initially considered a fair trade, and how the French Revolution started over a coveted necklace.

Studded with lively personalities and fascinating details, Stoned tells the remarkable story of our abiding desire for the rare and extraordinary.

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Jewels

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throughout history precious stones have inspired passions and poetry quests and curses sacred writings and unsacred actions in this scintillating book journalist victoria finlay embarks on her own globe circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most blending advent Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 december 2015

Aantal pagina's: 368

Ebook Formaat: Adobe ePub

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Aja Raden

Hoofduitgeverij: ECCO

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Product breedte: 160 mm

Product hoogte: 30 mm

Product lengte: 234 mm

Studieboek: Nee

EAN: 9780062334718

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