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Potosí: The Silver City That Changed the World

byKris Lane

Potosí is Kris Lane's historical account of the Silver City That Changed the World. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the wider field of history. Rather than isolating its subject, the book shows how private experience and public systems continually influenced one another. Readers finish with a sharper understanding of the subject and why its consequences still deserve attention. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

University of California Press

Publication date

May 28, 2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

272

ISBN

9780520280847