ISBN:
9780520280847
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0520280849
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9780520280854
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0520383354
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xviii, 248 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
Serie:
The California world history library 27
Serie:
A Simpson book in humanities
Serie:
The California world history library
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Lane, Kris E., 1967 - Potosí
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Lane, Kris E., 1967 - Potosí
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Lane, Kris E., 1967 - Potosí
DDC:
984/.14
Schlagwort(e):
Silver mines and mining History
Kurzfassung:
Bonanza -- Age of wind, age of iron -- The viceroy's great machine -- An improbable global city -- Secret judgments of God -- Decadence and rebirth -- From revival to revolution -- Conclusion -- Epilogue : Potosí after independence -- Appendix A -- Appendix B : some questions to consider.
Kurzfassung:
"In 1545, a native Andean prospector hit pay dirt on a desolate red mountain in highland Bolivia. There followed the world's greatest silver bonanza, making the Cerro Rico or "Rich Hill" and the Imperial Villa of Potosí instant legends, famous from Istanbul to Beijing. The Cerro Rico alone provided over half of the world's silver for a century, and even in decline, it remained the single richest source on earth. Potosí is the first interpretive history of the fabled mining city's rise and fall. It tells the story of global economic transformation and the environmental and social impact of rampant colonial exploitation from Potosí's startling emergence in the 16th century to its collapse in the 19th. Throughout, Kris Lane's invigorating narrative offers rare details of this thriving city and its promise of prosperity. A new world of native workers, market women, African slaves, and other ordinary residents who lived alongside the elite merchants, refinery owners, wealthy widows, and crown officials, emerge in lively, riveting stories from the original sources. An engrossing depiction of excess and devastation, Potosí reveals the relentless human tradition in boom times and bust"--Provided by publisher
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index
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