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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789909703321

Autore

Brown Kendall W. <1949->

Titolo

A history of mining in Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : from the colonial era to the present / / Kendall W. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-63652-2

0-8263-5107-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Diálogos series

Disciplina

333.8098

Soggetti

Silver mines and mining - Bolivia - Potos - History

Mines and mineral resources - Latin America - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.