02429nam 22005891a 450 991078990970332120230801222419.01-283-63652-20-8263-5107-7(CKB)2670000000175951(EBL)1118944(SSID)ssj0000631118(PQKBManifestationID)11390406(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631118(PQKBWorkID)10591003(PQKB)11221754(MiAaPQ)EBC1118944(MdBmJHUP)muse17709(OCoLC)784959313(Au-PeEL)EBL1118944(CaPaEBR)ebr10547297(CaONFJC)MIL394898(EXLCZ)99267000000017595120110629d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA history of mining in Latin America[electronic resource] from the colonial era to the present /Kendall W. BrownAlbuquerque University of New Mexico Press20121 online resource (282 p.)Diálogos seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8263-5106-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)Silver mines and miningBoliviaPotosHistoryMines and mineral resourcesLatin AmericaHistorySilver mines and miningHistory.Mines and mineral resourcesHistory.333.8098Brown Kendall W.1949-1543782MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789909703321A history of mining in Latin America3797409UNINA