The Mazzel Ritual

2. Theory and Research: An Anthropological Journey into the Diamond Industry
Dina Siegel

3. From Marco Polo to the Syndicate: The History of a Multilevel Organisation
Dina Siegel

4. The King of Gems: How the Diamond Became the Most Precious Stone
Dina Siegel

5. The Mazzel Ritual: Trust, Loyalty, Risk, and the Culture of the Diamond Trade
Dina Siegel

6. Jews, Indians, and Arabs: On Diamond Markets and Traders
Dina Siegel

7. Threats to the Industry: Rivals from Within, International Competition, and Synthetic Diamonds
Dina Siegel

8. Conflict Diamonds? Not Every Diamond Is a Blood Diamond
Dina Siegel

9. Crime Does Pay! The Industry’s Vulnerability to Criminality
Dina Siegel

10. Diamonds and Mafia: Criminal Networks and Illicit Markets
Dina Siegel

Keywords: Social Sciences, general, Anthropology, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Social Sciences, general