03804nam 2200841Ia 450 991108932940332120251117075835.097866132359169781283235914128323591997802530053800253005388(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(Perlego)568677(EXLCZ)99267000000013088220110121d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMercury, mining, and empire the human and ecological cost of colonial silver mining in the Andes /Nicholas A. Robins1st ed.Bloomington Indiana University Pressc20111 online resource (317 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780253356512 0253356512 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 miningBoliviaPotosi (Dept.)HistorySilver mines and miningHealth aspectsBoliviaPotosi (Dept.)Silver mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsBoliviaPotosi (Dept.)Mercury mines and miningPeruHuancavelicaHistoryMercury mines and miningHealth aspectsPeruHuancavelicaMercury mines and miningEnvironmental aspectsPeruHuancavelicaIndians, Treatment ofBoliviaPotosi (Dept.)HistoryIndians, Treatment ofPeruHuancavelicaHistoryEnvironmental degradationBoliviaPotosi (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.1964-1620030MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911089329403321Mercury, mining, and empire4730391UNINA