A history of mining in Latin America
Subtitle: from the colonial era to the present
By: Kendall W. Brown
Series: Diálogos series
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780826351067; 9780826351074
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources; Silver mines and mining; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The lure of gold, the wealth of silver; title: Potosí and colonial Latin American mining; title: Spanish and Portuguese colonialism and mining labor; title: Workers' response to colonial mining; title: New nations resurrect their mining industry; title: The technological and social dimensions of modern mining; title: Miners and revolution; title: Mining, harmony, and the environment.