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

by Nicholas A. Robins

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 Bolivia. The book presents a multifaceted and interwoven tale of what colonial exploitation of indigenous peoples and resources left in its wake. It is a socio-ecological history that explores the toxic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253356512
• ISBN13: 9780253356512
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher