Mercury Mining And Empire
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Mercury Mining And Empire
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Author : Nicholas A. Robins
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2011-07-25
Mercury Mining And Empire written by Nicholas A. Robins and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-25 with History categories.
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 Potosí, 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 interrelationships between mercury and silver production, urban environments, and the people who lived and worked in them. Nicholas A. Robins tells the story of how native peoples in the region were conscripted into the noxious ranks of foot soldiers of proto-globalism, and how their fate, and that of their communities, was—and still is—chained to it.
Mercury And The Making Of California
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Author : Andrew Scott Johnston
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2013-09-15
Mercury And The Making Of California written by Andrew Scott Johnston and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-15 with History categories.
Exploring the development of California and the relationship between the built environments of the mercury-mining industry and the emerging ethnic identities and communities in California, Mercury and the Making of California brings mercury to its rightful place alongside gold and silver in their defining roles in the development of the American West. In this pioneering study, Andrew Johnston examines the history of California’s mercury-mining industry—and its defining role in the development of the American West. Mercury was crucial to refining gold and silver; therefore, its production and use were vital to creating and securing power and wealth in the west. The first industrialized mining in California, mercury mining had its own particular organization and structure shaped by powers first formed within the Spanish Empire, transformed by British imperial ambitions, and manipulated by groups made wealthy and powerful by controlling it. In addition, the landscapes of work and camp and the relations among the many groups—Mexicans, Chileans, Spanish, British, Irish, Cornish, American, and Chinese—throughout the industry’s history illustrate the complex history of race and ethnicity in the American West. Combining rich documentary sources with a close examination of the existing physical landscape, Andrew Johnston explores both the detail of everyday work and life in the mines and the larger economic and social structures in which mercury mining was enmeshed, revealing the significance of mercury mining to Western history.
Quicksilver Landscapes
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Author : Andrew Scott Johnston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Quicksilver Landscapes written by Andrew Scott Johnston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Mercury Mining In Japan And Outline Of Nomura Mining Co Ltd
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
Mercury Mining In Japan And Outline Of Nomura Mining Co Ltd written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Mercury categories.
The Mineral Industry Of The British Empire And Foreign Countries
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Author : Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1922
The Mineral Industry Of The British Empire And Foreign Countries written by Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1922 with Mercury categories.
Mercury Pollution From Silver Mining In Colonial South America
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Author : Jerome O. Nriagu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Mercury Pollution From Silver Mining In Colonial South America written by Jerome O. Nriagu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.
The Marketing Of Mercury
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Author : James Wilson Furness
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1929
The Marketing Of Mercury written by James Wilson Furness and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1929 with Mercury categories.
The Mineral Industry Of The British Empire And Foreign Countries
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Author : Imperial Institute (Great Britain)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
The Mineral Industry Of The British Empire And Foreign Countries written by Imperial Institute (Great Britain) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Mercury industry and trade categories.
Mercurial Colonialism
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Author : Mark Pierre Dries
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Mercurial Colonialism written by Mark Pierre Dries and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
This dissertation examines the social history of the mercury mining center of Huancavelica, Peru between 1560 and 1600. As the only American source of the mercury required to efficiently refine silver in the great Andean silver mines of Potosí, Huancavelica occupied an important economic place in the colonial project. As the destination of thousands of indigenous Andeans conscripted for labor in the toxic conditions, Huancavelica became an important symbol of the abuses of the Spanish Empire for colonial critics and modern historians alike. Nevertheless, scholars know very little about the lived experience of colonial subjects, both Andean and Spanish, in and around the mines. Drawing on archives in Huancavelica, as well as those in Lima and Seville, I argue that local interests, particularly the local Andean population, played a vital role in shaping and circumscribing the exercise of colonial power in the mines. Local Andeans played a central role, forming partnerships with early European miners and becoming miners themselves. For incoming Spaniards, forming connections to the local indigenous communities proved essential to securing labor and goods. With the Toledan reforms in the 1570s, which reinforced the social boundaries between Spanish and indigenous, these relationships took new forms. Andean elites, gradually pushed out of mining, adapted tactics from Spanish legal culture to claim patronage from the Crown for their previous service. Spanish actors, on the other hand, became adept at manipulating colonial authorities, often using them to challenge local rivals, but limiting their ability to effectivly control the mining center. Keywords: Mercury, Spanish Empire, Viceroyalty of Peru, Mining, Huancavelica, Mita
Landscapes Of Inequity
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Author : Nicholas A. Robins
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2020-07
Landscapes Of Inequity written by Nicholas A. Robins and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07 with History categories.
The natural wealth of the Amazon and Andes has long attracted fortune seekers, from explorers, farmers, and gold panners to multimillion-dollar mining, oil and gas, and timber operations. Modern demands for commodities have given rise to new development schemes, including hydroelectric dams, open cast mines, and industrial agricultural operations. The history of human habitation in this region is intimately tied to its rich biodiversity, and the Amazon basin is home to scores of indigenous groups, many of whom have populations so small that their cultural and physical survival is endangered. Landscapes of Inequity explores the debate over rights to and use of resources and addresses fundamental questions that inform the debate in the western Amazon basin, from the Andes Mountains to the tropical lowlands. Beginning with an examination of the divergent conceptual interpretations of environmental justice, the volume explores the issue from two interlocking perspectives: of indigenous peoples and of economic development in a global economy. The volume concludes by examining the efficacy of laws and policies concerning the environment in the region, the viability and range of judicial recourse, and future directions in the field of environmental justice.
