On the basis of an examination of the colonial mercury and silver production processes and related labor systems, Mercury, Mining, and Empire investigates the effects of mercury pollution in colonial Huancavelica, Peru, and Potosi in present-day Bolivia. The book presents a multifaceted and interwoven tale of what colonial exploitation of indigenous peoples and resources left in its wake.
- ISBN:
- 9780253356512
- 9780253356512
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Category:
- Pollution & threats to the environment
- Age range:
- 22+ years old
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
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25-07-2011
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Indiana University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x25mm
- Weight:
- 0.66kg
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