Mercury, mining, and empire the human and ecological cost of colonial silver mining in the Andes

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

Author/creator	Robins, Nicholas A., 1964-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Bloomington : Indiana University Press,
Description	xiv, 298 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from UPCC Books History 2011 Subject Collection
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	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.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-290) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011001625
ISBN	9780253356512 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0253356512 (cloth : alk. paper)

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