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A history of mining in Latin America : from the colonial era to the present / Kendall W. Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Kendall W., 1949-
- Series:
- Dialogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
- Dialogos series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Silver mines and mining--Bolivia--Potosi--History.
- Silver mines and mining.
- Mines and mineral resources--Latin America--History.
- Mines and mineral resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (282 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Brown's focus on the legendary mines at Potosí and comparison of its operations to those of other mines in Latin America is a well-written and accessible study that is the first to span the colonial era to the present.
- Contents:
- The lure of gold, the wealth of silver
- Potosí and colonial Latin American mining
- Spanish and Portuguese colonialism and mining labor
- Workers' response to colonial mining
- New nations resurrect their mining industry
- The technological and social dimensions of modern mining
- Miners and revolution
- Mining, harmony, and the environment.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283636520
- 1283636522
- 9780826351074
- 0826351077
- OCLC:
- 784959313
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