Author: Sir William Howard Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chile
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
A Visit to Chile and the Nitrate Fields of Tarapaca, Etc
Author: Sir William Howard Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chile
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chile
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Mining Tycoons in the Age of Empire, 1870–1945
Author: Raymond E. Dumett
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351917323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
The years of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age' witnessed an unprecedented level of technological change, material excess, untrammled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion. Within this dynamic and often ruthless environment many colorful characters strode across the world stage, among them the great mining tycoons, who with the thousands of prospectors, diggers, shift bosses, timbermen, 'blastmen' and 'muckers' in mining enterprise constituted one of the major spearheads of global capitalistic expansion and colonial exploitation. This volume, which carries the epic story to the mid-twentieth century provides a truly international perspective on the role of mining entrepreneurs, investors and engineers in shaping the economic and political map of the globe, in testing management techniques and in setting a vogue for extravagant displays of wealth among the world's rich. Each chapter is loosely focussed on a biographical account of a particular mining tycoon that allows for broad and comparative accounts to be made about the individuals, their business interests, the technologies they employed and the national and international political considerations under which they operated. Furthermore, this structure also allows for consideration of the effect that these tycoons had on the countries and territories in which they worked, particularly the often long-lasting impact on indigenous populations, the environment, transport links and economic development. By approaching the subject matter through this stimulating mix of cultural, social, economic, business and colonial history, many intriguing and thought provoking conclusions are reached that will reward any scholars with an interest late nineteenth and early twentieth century history.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351917323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
The years of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age' witnessed an unprecedented level of technological change, material excess, untrammled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion. Within this dynamic and often ruthless environment many colorful characters strode across the world stage, among them the great mining tycoons, who with the thousands of prospectors, diggers, shift bosses, timbermen, 'blastmen' and 'muckers' in mining enterprise constituted one of the major spearheads of global capitalistic expansion and colonial exploitation. This volume, which carries the epic story to the mid-twentieth century provides a truly international perspective on the role of mining entrepreneurs, investors and engineers in shaping the economic and political map of the globe, in testing management techniques and in setting a vogue for extravagant displays of wealth among the world's rich. Each chapter is loosely focussed on a biographical account of a particular mining tycoon that allows for broad and comparative accounts to be made about the individuals, their business interests, the technologies they employed and the national and international political considerations under which they operated. Furthermore, this structure also allows for consideration of the effect that these tycoons had on the countries and territories in which they worked, particularly the often long-lasting impact on indigenous populations, the environment, transport links and economic development. By approaching the subject matter through this stimulating mix of cultural, social, economic, business and colonial history, many intriguing and thought provoking conclusions are reached that will reward any scholars with an interest late nineteenth and early twentieth century history.
A Visit to Chile and the Nitrate Fields of Tarapacá
Author: William Howard Russell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783742865977
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A visit to Chile and the nitrate fields of Tarapaca is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783742865977
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A visit to Chile and the nitrate fields of Tarapaca is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future."
The Springfield Art Museum and the George Walter Vincent Smith Collection
Author: Emmett Hay Naylor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Student's Cyclopaedia
Author: Chandler Belden Beach
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Reforming Chile
Author: Patrick Barr-Melej
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807875619
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Highlighting the crucial yet largely overlooked role played by society's middle layers in the historical development of Latin America, Patrick Barr-Melej provides the first comprehensive analysis of the rise of Chile's middle-class reform movement and its profound impact on that country's cultural and political landscapes. He shows how a diverse collection of middle-class intellectuals, writers, politicians, educators, and bureaucrats forged a "progressive" nationalism and advanced an ambitious cultural-political project between the 1890s and 1940s. Together, reformers challenged the power of elite groups and sought to quell working-class revolutionary activism as they endeavored to democratize culture and fortify liberal democracy. Using sources that range from archival documents and newspapers to short stories, novels, and school textbooks, Barr-Melej examines the reform movement's cultural ideas and their political applications, especially as they were articulated in the areas of literature and public education. In the process, he provides a new framework for understanding Chile's cultural and political evolution, as well as the complicated place of the middle class in a society experiencing the swift changes inherent in capitalist modernization.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807875619
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Highlighting the crucial yet largely overlooked role played by society's middle layers in the historical development of Latin America, Patrick Barr-Melej provides the first comprehensive analysis of the rise of Chile's middle-class reform movement and its profound impact on that country's cultural and political landscapes. He shows how a diverse collection of middle-class intellectuals, writers, politicians, educators, and bureaucrats forged a "progressive" nationalism and advanced an ambitious cultural-political project between the 1890s and 1940s. Together, reformers challenged the power of elite groups and sought to quell working-class revolutionary activism as they endeavored to democratize culture and fortify liberal democracy. Using sources that range from archival documents and newspapers to short stories, novels, and school textbooks, Barr-Melej examines the reform movement's cultural ideas and their political applications, especially as they were articulated in the areas of literature and public education. In the process, he provides a new framework for understanding Chile's cultural and political evolution, as well as the complicated place of the middle class in a society experiencing the swift changes inherent in capitalist modernization.
List of Latin American History and Description in the Columbus Memorial Library
Author: Columbus Memorial Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
General Catalogue of the Library of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: Authors
Author: Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Spain and Spanish America in the Libraries of the University of California: The general and departmental libraries
Author: University of California, Berkeley. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
List of Books on Latin American History and Description (with Reference to Articles in Magazines) in the Columbus Memorial Library ...
Author: Columbus Memorial Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description