A history of mining in Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : from the colonial era to the present / / Kendall W. Brown
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Brown Kendall W. <1949->
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| Titolo: |
A history of mining in Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : from the colonial era to the present / / Kendall W. Brown
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| Pubblicazione: | Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.8098 |
| Soggetto topico: | Silver mines and mining - Bolivia - Potos - History |
| Mines and mineral resources - Latin America - History | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A history of mining in Latin America |
| ISBN: | 1-283-63652-2 |
| 0-8263-5107-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789909703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)