Mercury, Mining, and Empire: The Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes by Nicholas A. Robins

Mercury, Mining, and Empire: The Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes

Nicholas A. Robins

298 pages hardcover 2011

2 editions

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On the basis of an examination of the colonial mercury and silver production processes and related labor systems, Mercury, Mining, and Empire explores the effects of mercury pollution in colonial Huancavelica, Peru, and Potos , in present-day Boli...

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