Making Sense of Mining History
Title | Making Sense of Mining History PDF eBook |
Author | Stefan Berger |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 614 |
Release | 2019-09-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0429516959 |
This book draws together international contributors to analyse a wide range of aspects of mining history across the globe including mining archaeology, technologies of mining, migration and mining, the everyday life of the miner, the state and mining, industrial relations in mining, gender and mining, environment and mining, mining accidents, the visual history of mining, and mining heritage. The result is a counter balance to more common national and regional case study perspectives.
The History of Mining
Title | The History of Mining PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Coulson |
Publisher | Harriman House Limited |
Pages | 489 |
Release | 2012-11-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0857192663 |
THE INDUSTRY THAT FORGED THE MODERN WORLD Throughout history metals and raw materials have underpinned human activity. So it is that the industry responsible for extracting these materials from the ground - mining - has been ever present throughout the history of civilisation, from the ancient world of the Egyptians and Romans, to the industrial revolution and the British Empire, and through to the present day, with mining firms well represented on the world's most important stock indexes including the FTSE100. This book traces the history of mining from those early moments when man first started using tools to the present day where metals continue to underpin economic activity in the post industrial age. In doing so, the history of mining methods, important events, technological developments, the important firms and the sparkling personalities that built the industry are examined in detail. At every stage, as the history of mining is traced from 40,000BC to the present day, the level of detail increases in accordance with the greater social and industrial developments that have played out as time has progressed. This means that a particular focus is given to the period since the industrial revolution and especially the 20th century. A look is also taken into the future in an effort to chart the direction this great industry might take in years to come. Many books have been written about mining; the majority have focused on a particular metal, geographical area, mining event or mining personality, but 'The History of Mining' has a broader scope and covers all of these essential and fascinating areas in one definitive volume.
Mercury and the Making of California
Title | Mercury and the Making of California PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Scott Johnston |
Publisher | University Press of Colorado |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 2013-09-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1457183994 |
Exploring the development of California and the relationship between the built environments of the mercury-mining industry and the emerging ethnic identities and communities in California, Mercury and the Making of California brings mercury to its rightful place alongside gold and silver in their defining roles in the development of the American West. In this pioneering study, Andrew Johnston examines the history of California’s mercury-mining industry—and its defining role in the development of the American West. Mercury was crucial to refining gold and silver; therefore, its production and use were vital to creating and securing power and wealth in the west. The first industrialized mining in California, mercury mining had its own particular organization and structure shaped by powers first formed within the Spanish Empire, transformed by British imperial ambitions, and manipulated by groups made wealthy and powerful by controlling it. In addition, the landscapes of work and camp and the relations among the many groups—Mexicans, Chileans, Spanish, British, Irish, Cornish, American, and Chinese—throughout the industry’s history illustrate the complex history of race and ethnicity in the American West. Combining rich documentary sources with a close examination of the existing physical landscape, Andrew Johnston explores both the detail of everyday work and life in the mines and the larger economic and social structures in which mercury mining was enmeshed, revealing the significance of mercury mining to Western history.
Making Sense of the Molly Maguires
Title | Making Sense of the Molly Maguires PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Kenny |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780195116311 |
A group of 20 Irish immigrants, suspected of comprising a secret terrorist organization called the "Molly Maguires", were executed in Pennsylvania in the 1870s for the murder of 16 men. This work offers a new interpretation of their dramatic story, tracing the origins of the Molly Maguires to Ireland and explaining the growth of a particular structure of meaning.
A Concise History of Mining
Title | A Concise History of Mining PDF eBook |
Author | C.E. Gregory |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2001-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9789058093479 |
A history of mining. This revised edition in a way describes the history of civilization and the early development of nations. Where minerals and mining existed, they provided ingredients for weapons, wealth and world power. The text should be useful in today's period of developing countries.
Mining for the Nation
Title | Mining for the Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Jody Pavilack |
Publisher | Penn State Press |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0271037695 |
"Examines the politics of coal miners in Chile during the 1930s and '40s, when they supported the Communist Party in a project of cross-class alliances aimed at defeating fascism, promoting national development, and deepening Chilean democracy"--Provided by publisher.
A Concise History of Mining
Title | A Concise History of Mining PDF eBook |
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Pages | 259 |
Release | 1980 |
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