Tracing the veins : of copper, culture, and community from Butte to Chuquicamata /

This tale of two cities - Butte, Montana, and Chuquicamata, Chile - traces the relationship of capitalism and community across cultural, national, and geographic boundaries. Combining social history with ethnography, Janet Finn shows how the development of copper mining set in motion parallel proces...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finn, Janet L., 1956-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998.
Series:[NetLibrary]
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=6905
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • ONE. Tracing the Veins
  • TWO. Mining History A Political Chronology
  • THREE. Mining Community
  • FOUR. Mining Men and Designing Women
  • SIX. Miner's Consumption
  • SEVEN. Trust, Betrayal, and Transformation
  • EIGHT. Food for Thought and Action
  • APPENDIX I. Copper Production, 1920-1972
  • APPENDIX 2. Copper Production, 1934-1972
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index