A history of mining in Latin America : from the colonial era to the present /
Brown, Kendall W., 1949-
A history of mining in Latin America : from the colonial era to the present / Kendall W. Brown. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2012. - 257 p. : ill., maps, phot., charts ; 23 cm. - DiaÌlogos series .
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.
9780826351067 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780826351074 (electronic)
2011026644
Silver mines and mining--History.--Bolivia--PotosiÌ
Mines and mineral resources--History.--Latin America
HD9537.B53 / B76 2012
333.8098
A history of mining in Latin America : from the colonial era to the present / Kendall W. Brown. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2012. - 257 p. : ill., maps, phot., charts ; 23 cm. - DiaÌlogos series .
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.
9780826351067 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780826351074 (electronic)
2011026644
Silver mines and mining--History.--Bolivia--PotosiÌ
Mines and mineral resources--History.--Latin America
HD9537.B53 / B76 2012
333.8098