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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robins, Nicholas A., 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Environmental degradation > Peru > Huancavelica.
Environmental degradation > Bolivia > Potosí (Department)
Indians, Treatment of > Peru > Huancavelica > History.
Indians, Treatment of > Bolivia > Potosí (Department) > History.
Mercury mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Peru > Huancavelica.
Mercury mines and mining > Health aspects > Peru > Huancavelica.
Mercury mines and mining > Peru > Huancavelica > History.
Silver mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Bolivia > Potosí (Department)
Silver mines and mining > Health aspects > Bolivia > Potosí (Department)
Silver mines and mining > Bolivia > Potosí (Department) > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.