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Mercury, mining, and empire : the human and ecological cost of colonial silver mining in the Andes / / Nicholas A. Robins



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Autore: Robins Nicholas A. <1964-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Mercury, mining, and empire : the human and ecological cost of colonial silver mining in the Andes / / Nicholas A. Robins Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
Disciplina: 363.738/49
Soggetto topico: 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
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 the
Titolo autorizzato: Mercury, mining, and empire  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-23591-9
9786613235916
0-253-00538-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910789738903321
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