Mercury, mining, and empire [electronic resource] : the human and ecological cost of colonial silver mining in the Andes / Nicholas A. Robins.
By: Robins, Nicholas A.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011Description: xiv, 298 p. : maps.Subject(s): Silver mines and mining -- Bolivia -- Potosi (Dept.) -- History | Silver mines and mining -- Health aspects -- Bolivia -- Potosi (Dept.) | Silver mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Bolivia -- Potosi (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 -- Potosi (Dept.) -- History | Indians, Treatment of -- Peru -- Huancavelica -- History | Environmental degradation -- Bolivia -- Potosi (Dept.) | Environmental degradation -- Peru -- HuancavelicaGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 363.738/49 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to viewItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.