In the wake of things: Speculating in and about sapphires in Northern Madagascar

American Anthropologist

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-237

  Walsh, Andrew ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Commodities; Deception; Globalization; Sapphire trade; Speculation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543126112     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2004.106.2.225     Document Type: Review

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