A history of mining in Latin America : from the colonial era to the present / Kendall W. Brown.
Series: DiaÌlogos seriesPublication details: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2012.Description: 257 p. : ill., maps, phot., charts ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780826351067 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780826351074 (electronic)
- 333.8098 23
- HD9537.B53 B76 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-249) and index.
The lure of gold, the wealth of silver -- PotosiÌ and colonial Latin American mining -- Spanish and Portuguese colonialism and mining labor -- Workers' response to colonial mining -- New nations resurrect their mining industry -- The technological and social dimensions of modern mining -- Miners and revolution -- Mining, harmony, and the environment.