03680nam 2200781Ia 450 991078973890332120230725032315.01-283-23591-997866132359160-253-00538-8(CKB)2670000000130882(EBL)670296(OCoLC)768081340(SSID)ssj0000544278(PQKBManifestationID)11926026(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000544278(PQKBWorkID)10535776(PQKB)10187297(MiAaPQ)EBC670296(OCoLC)867800369(MdBmJHUP)muse17077(Au-PeEL)EBL670296(CaPaEBR)ebr10574930(CaONFJC)MIL323591(EXLCZ)99267000000013088220110121d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMercury, mining, and empire the human and ecological cost of colonial silver mining in the Andes /Nicholas A. RobinsBloomington Indiana University Pressc20111 online resource (317 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-35651-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 Huancavelica, Peru, and Potosí, in present-day Bolivia. The book presents a multifaceted and interwoven tale of what colonial exploitation of indigenous peoples and resources left in its wake. It is a socio-ecological history that explores the toxic interrelationships between mercury and silver production, urban environments, and the people who lived and worked in them. Nicholas A. Robins tells theSilver mines and miningBoliviaPotosí (Dept.)HistorySilver mines and miningHealth aspectsBoliviaPotosí (Dept.)Silver mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsBoliviaPotosí (Dept.)Mercury mines and miningPeruHuancavelicaHistoryMercury mines and miningHealth aspectsPeruHuancavelicaMercury mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsPeruHuancavelicaIndians, Treatment ofBoliviaPotosí (Dept.)HistoryIndians, Treatment ofPeruHuancavelicaHistoryEnvironmental degradationBoliviaPotosí (Dept.)Environmental degradationPeruHuancavelicaSilver mines and miningHistory.Silver mines and miningHealth aspectsSilver mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsMercury mines and miningHistory.Mercury mines and miningHealth aspectsMercury mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsIndians, Treatment ofHistory.Indians, Treatment ofHistory.Environmental degradationEnvironmental degradation363.738/49Robins Nicholas A.1964-1497664MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789738903321Mercury, mining, and empire3722896UNINA