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Autore |
Robins Nicholas A. <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Mercury, mining, and empire [[electronic resource] ] : the human and ecological cost of colonial silver mining in the Andes / / Nicholas A. Robins |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-23591-9 |
9786613235916 |
0-253-00538-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Silver mines and mining - Bolivia - Potosí (Dept.) - History |
Silver mines and mining - Health aspects - Bolivia - Potosí (Dept.) |
Silver mines and mining - Environmental aspects - Bolivia - Potosí (Dept.) |
Mercury mines and mining - Peru - Huancavelica - History |
Mercury mines and mining - Health aspects - Peru - Huancavelica |
Mercury mines and mining - Environmental aspects - Peru - Huancavelica |
Indians, Treatment of - Bolivia - Potosí (Dept.) - History |
Indians, Treatment of - Peru - Huancavelica - History |
Environmental degradation - Bolivia - Potosí (Dept.) |
Environmental degradation - Peru - Huancavelica |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Amalgamating an empire -- Toxic travails : mining in Huancavelica -- Blood silver -- Connecting the drops : the wider human and environmental costs -- From corrosion to collapse : the destruction of native communities. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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On the basis of an examination of the colonial mercury and silver production processes and related labor systems, Mercury, Mining, and Empire explores the effects of mercury pollution in colonial |
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