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
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 298 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-290) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011001625
ISBN9780253356512 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0253356512 (cloth : alk. paper)

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