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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Auteur principal: Finn, Janet L., 1956-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998.
Collection:[NetLibrary]
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=6905
Table des matières:
  • 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