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A History of Mining in Latin America: From the Colonial Era to the Present (Diálogos)

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A History of Mining in Latin America: From the Colonial Era to the Present (Diálogos)

For twenty-five years, Kendall Brown studied PotosÃ, Spanish America's greatest silver producer and perhaps the world's most famous mining district. He read about the flood of silver that flowed from its Cerro Rico and learned of the toil of its miners. PotosÃ symbolized fabulous wealth and unbelievable suffering. New World bullion stimulated the formation of the first world economy but at the same time it had profound consequences for labor, as mine operators and refiners resorted to extreme forms of coercion to secure workers. In many cases the environment also suffered devastating harm.

All of this occurred in the name of wealth for individual entrepreneurs, companies, and the ruling states. Yet the question remains of how much economic development mining managed to produce in Latin America and what were its social and ecological consequences. Brown's focus on the legendary mines at PotosÃ and comparison of its operations to those of other mines in Latin America is a well-written and accessible study that is the first to span the colonial era to the present.

Part of the DiÃ¡logos Series of Latin American Studies

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Kendall W. Brown is professor of history at Brigham Young University.

Country	USA
Author	Kendall W. Brown
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1st
EISBN	9780826351074
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	University of New Mexico Press
Manufacturer	University of New Mexico Press
NumberOfPages	280
PublicationDate	2012-03-16
Publisher	University of New Mexico Press
ReleaseDate	2012-03-16
Studio	University of New Mexico Press

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