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

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.

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1. Verfasser: Robins, Nicholas A. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington, Ind. u.a. Indiana University Press 2011
Schlagworte:
Silver mines and mining > History > Health aspects > Environmental aspects > Mercury mines and mining > Indians, Treatment of > Environmental degradation > Silbermine > Minenarbeiter > Bolivien > Peru > Gesundheit > Geschichte > Silbergewinnung > Ökologie
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Zusammenfassung: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.
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
Beschreibung:Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 298 S.
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24 cm
ISBN:0253356512
0-253-35651-2
9780253356512
978-0-253-35651-2