Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835-1946

by Rocio Gomez

Book Overview

2021 Elinor Melville Prize for Latin American Environmental History
Honorable Mention for the 2021 Best Book of Social Science from the LASA Mexico Section Awards

In Mexico environmental struggles have been fought since the nineteenth century in such places as Zacatecas, where United States and European mining interests have come into open conflict with rural and city residents over water access, environmental health concerns, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496221117
• ISBN13: 9781496221117
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"