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The bewitchment of silver : the social economy of mining in nineteenth-century Peru /
"Mining was crucial for the development of nineteenth-century Peru. Silver mining in particular was a key not only to the export sector but also to the creation of an internal market and national development. The Bewitchment of Silver is an inquiry into the impact of that mineral on a national...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Athens :
Ohio University Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Monographs in international studies. Latin America series ;
no. 31. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Mining Production in Nineteenth-Century Peru: Queen Silver, Prince Copper
- Mines, Mineowners, and Mine Workers: Mining as Social System and as Market
- Transportation and Trade: Merchants, Muleteers, and a Railroad to Come
- Railroads and Muleteering: Coexistence and Conflict
- Conclusions: Mining and National Development.