Synopsis #1: Mining has played a prominent role in the history of Latin America. New World bullion stimulated the formation of the first world economy, and mining and metallurgical technologies flowed to and from the Americas. This book, the first comprehensive treatment of the subject in decades, combines coverage of economic and technological topics with a compelling evocation of the social and cultural costs associated with five centuries of intense exploitation. Mining had profound consequences for the environment and for labor, as mine operators and refiners resorted to extreme forms of coercion to secure workers. The author uses Potosi, in the mountains of present-day Bolivia, as a case study. The richest single colonial-era silver mine, Potosi experienced a second-generation boom as a rich source of tin in the twentieth century. The regions mines continue in production and remain sites of intense political activity. In addition to this important single case, Brown discusses major mining developments in Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Brazil, addressing such topics as the economic dimensions of gold and silver mining in colonial Latin America, how American bullion interacted with the emerging world economy, the labor systems the Spaniards and Portuguese created and the mineral wealth they discovered in their American colonies, and the social implications of colonial mining, especially the widespread resorting to forced labor, which often worked alongside more or less free-wage labor. He also looks at the environmental impact of mining, the effect of Latin America脝s political independence on the mining industry, the transition toward mining nonprecious metals such as tin and copper, the introduction of new technologies of transportation and refining, and the beginnings of labor organization in the industry. Brown concludes with an examination of the ecological consequences of Latin America mining and how Andean cosmology enabled workers to find harmony despite the horror and misery of the mines. Book jacket. Synopsis #2: For twenty-five years, Kendall Brown studied Potos铆, 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. Potos铆 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 Potos铆 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. Synopsis #3: Brown’s focus on the legendary mines at Potos铆 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.

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