Mercury, mining, and empire [electronic resource] : the human and ecological cost of colonial silver mining in the Andes / Nicholas A. Robins.
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TextPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.Description: xiv, 298 p. : mapsSubject(s): - Silver mines and mining -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Dept.) -- History
- Silver mines and mining -- Health aspects -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Dept.)
- Silver mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Dept.)
- Mercury mines and mining -- Peru -- Huancavelica -- History
- Mercury mines and mining -- Health aspects -- Peru -- Huancavelica
- Mercury mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Peru -- Huancavelica
- Indians, Treatment of -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Dept.) -- History
- Indians, Treatment of -- Peru -- Huancavelica -- History
- Environmental degradation -- Bolivia -- Potosí (Dept.)
- Environmental degradation -- Peru -- Huancavelica
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- HD9537.B63 P676 2011eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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