Format:
xix, 257 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0826351069
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0826351077
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9780826351067
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9780826351074
Series Statement:
Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Content:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Content:
Brown's focus on the legendary mines at Potosí and comparison of its operations to those of other mines in Latin America is a well-written and accessible study that is the first to span the colonial era to the present
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Graphs, Figures, and Maps; Prologue; 1: The Lure of Gold, the Wealth of Silver; 2: Potosí and Colonial Latin American Mining; 3: Spanish and Portuguese Colonialism and Mining Labor; 4: Workers' Response to Colonial Mining; 5: New Nations Resurrect Their Mining Industry; 6: The Technological and Social Dimensions of Modern Mining; 7: Miners and Revolution; 8: Mining, Harmony, and the Environment; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover;
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Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780826351067
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe A History of Mining in Latin America : From the Colonial Era to the Present
Language:
English
Keywords:
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