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Mercury, Mining, and Empire : the Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes.
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|#x00AD;, in present-day Bolivia. The book presents a multifaceted and in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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|#x00AD;, 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (317 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253005380 0253005388 9781283235914 1283235919 9786613235916 6613235911 |