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Koh-i-noor : the history of the world's most infamous diamond William Dalrymple, Anita Anand

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, c2017.Description: vi, 335 p. + 16 pages of plates : ill., map ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781408888865
  • 9781635570762
  • 9781408888841
  • 140888884X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 739.27 DA KO
Summary: "The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, arguably the most celebrated jewel in the world....Using original eyewitness accounts and chronicles never before translated into English, Dalrymple and Anand trace the true history of the diamond and disperse the myths and fantastic tales that have long surrounded this awe-inspiring jewel. The resulting history of south and central Asia tells a true tale of greed, conquest, murder, torture, colonialism, and appropriation that shaped a continent and the Koh-i-Noor itself."--From dust jacket.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 739.27 DA KO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0057572

"First published in 2016 in India by Juggernaut Books, New Delhi. First published in Great Britain in 2017."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-318) and index.

"The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, arguably the most celebrated jewel in the world....Using original eyewitness accounts and chronicles never before translated into English, Dalrymple and Anand trace the true history of the diamond and disperse the myths and fantastic tales that have long surrounded this awe-inspiring jewel. The resulting history of south and central Asia tells a true tale of greed, conquest, murder, torture, colonialism, and appropriation that shaped a continent and the Koh-i-Noor itself."--From dust jacket.

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