Brown, Kendall W.,  1949- <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-249) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826351067 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780826351074 (electronic) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011026644 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Silver mines and mining--History.--Bolivia--PotosiÌ<br/>Mines and mineral resources--History.--Latin America
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9537.B53  / B76 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.8098