The open cut : mining, transnational corporations and local populations
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Niederberger Thomas ; Haller Tobias ; Gambon Helen ;
- Editeurs : Zürich LIT ;
- Date d'édition : Copyright 2016
- ISBN : 978-3-643-80151-7
- Sujets : Industries minières -- Aspect social -- Études de cas, Mines (sites d'extraction), Ressources minérales, Industries minières, Afrika, Australien, Indien, Lateinamerika, Philippinen, EKA/EDK-Tagung, (fast)Indigenous peoples, (fast)International business enterprises--Social aspects, (fast)Mineral industries--Environmental aspects(fast)Mineral industries--Social aspects(fast)Mines and mineral resources--Social aspects
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (538 p.), : Ill., cartes, couv. ill. en coul., 24 cm
- Pays de publication : Suisse
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Action anthropology, Volume 2, Band 2,
Notes
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Résumé
La 4e de couv. indique : 'The rapid expansion of the mineral and metal mining sector in the past decade was accompanied by an increase in social conflicts. What are the impacts of large-scale mining operations? What are the strategies used by transnational corporations to gain access to underground resources and legitimize their activities? And how do local and indigenous communities confronted with mining react to, negotiate over and resist these activities? This book covers 13 case studies of copper, gold, uranium and other mining operations, situated in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Australia and Switzerland. With an extensive introduction to the subject and a systematic comparison across mining operations in different phases of development and social contexts, it serves as a primer and reference book for activists, students and researchers alike.