A history of mining in Latin America : from the colonial era to the present /

A history of mining in Latin America : from the colonial era to the present /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Kendall W., 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2012.
Series:Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Subjects:
Mines and mineral resources > Latin America > History.
Silver mines and mining > Bolivia > Potosí > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The lure of gold, the wealth of silver
  • Potosí 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.