Silver veins, dusty lungs : mining, water, and public health in Zacatecas, 1835-1946 /

Gomez, Rocio (Professor of Latin American history),

Silver veins, dusty lungs : mining, water, and public health in Zacatecas, 1835-1946 / Rocio Gomez. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource. - The Mexican experience .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note about Mine Names -- Introduction -- 1. Underground Bodies -- 2. The Home -- 3. The City -- 4. The Body as Land -- 5. The Body as Nation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

"Rocio Gomez studies how the silver mining industry affected water resources and public health in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico, from 1835 to 1946"--



9781496221582


Water-supply--Health aspects--History.--Mexico--Zacatecas (State)
Silver mines and mining--Environmental aspects--History.--Mexico--Zacatecas (State)
Silver mines and mining--Health aspects--History.--Mexico--Zacatecas (State)
Public health--History.--Mexico--Zacatecas (State)
Environmental health--History.--Mexico--Zacatecas (State)


Electronic Books.

RA593 / .S558 2020