{"product_id":"9781588344199","title":"Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn entertaining and well-researched history of the Hope diamond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since its  discovery in seventeenth-century India, the Hope diamond, a  glimmering  deep blue gem weighing over 45 carats, has been shrouded in  mystery and  steeped in intrigue. In this groundbreaking work, Dr.  Richard Kurin goes  beyond the speculation to reveal the truth behind a  legendary stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKurin,  a cultural anthropologist, spent more  than a decade on the trail of the  legendary gem. But the 'curse' that  surrounds it, which Kurin puts to  rest once and for all, is only one  small piece of a long and lustrous  story that moves between ancient  religion and modern magic, royal power  and class rivalry, revenge and  greed. Richly illustrated, \u003ci\u003eHope Diamond\u003c\/i\u003e works in a grand historical tradition: depicting the specific to reveal the universal.","brand":"Smithsonian Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137877459184,"sku":"9781588344199","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781588344199_p0.jpg?v=1763802127","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781588344199","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}