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Author Robins, Nicholas A., 1964-

Title Mercury, Mining, and Empire : the Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes.

Publication Info. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (317 pages)
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Contents Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Amalgamating an Empire; 2. Toxic Travails: Mining in Huancavelica; 3. Blood Silver; 4. Connecting the Drops:The Wider Human and Environmental Costs; 5. From Corrosion to Collapse:The Destruction of Native Communities; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary 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 PotosÃ
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Silver mines and mining -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Department) -- History.
Silver mines and mining -- Health aspects -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Department)
Silver mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Department)
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 (Department) -- History.
Indians, Treatment of -- Peru -- Huancavelica -- History.
Environmental degradation -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Department)
Environmental degradation -- Peru -- Huancavelica.
Indians, Treatment of -- Peru -- Huancavelica -- History.
Silver mines and mining -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Department) -- History.
Human ecology -- Study and teaching.
Business.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
Environmental degradation. (OCoLC)fst00912877
Indians, Treatment of. (OCoLC)fst00970120
Mercury mines and mining. (OCoLC)fst01017139
Mercury mines and mining -- Environmental aspects. (OCoLC)fst01017140
Silver mines and mining. (OCoLC)fst01118937
Silver mines and mining -- Environmental aspects. (OCoLC)fst01118939
Bolivia -- Potosí (Department) (OCoLC)fst01713992
Peru -- Huancavelica. (OCoLC)fst01225403
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Local Subject Indigenous peoples, Treatment of -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Department) -- History.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of -- Peru -- Huancavelica -- History.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of -- Peru -- Huancavelica -- History.
Other Form: Print version: Robins, Nicholas A. Mercury, Mining, and Empire : The Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2011 9780253356512
Standard No. 9786613235916
ISBN 9780253005380 (electronic bk.)
0253005388 (electronic bk.)
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