The Sacrifice
How Bolivian miners extract their wealth
Published on 14. November 2019
17 pages
978-1-4735-7819-7 (ISBN)
Description
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'In the Andean cultural context, the mouth of the mine is a portal between worlds. Outside, the miners are Catholic. Inside, the human soul has escaped the jurisdiction of God.'
In this searing investigation, Thomas Graham crosses the Bolivian altiplano and ventures into Siglo XX, once the world's richest tin mine. Describing the historical and political landscape of this near post-apocalyptic world, he is invited into the local mining community where he uncovers the true costs it has exacted on their lives.
'In the Andean cultural context, the mouth of the mine is a portal between worlds. Outside, the miners are Catholic. Inside, the human soul has escaped the jurisdiction of God.'
In this searing investigation, Thomas Graham crosses the Bolivian altiplano and ventures into Siglo XX, once the world's richest tin mine. Describing the historical and political landscape of this near post-apocalyptic world, he is invited into the local mining community where he uncovers the true costs it has exacted on their lives.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Random House (Digital)
Edition type
Digital original
File size
2,02 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4735-7819-7 (9781473578197)
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Thomas Graham graduated with a degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Oxford in 2015. He worked in laboratories in Sao Paulo and Lisbon before becoming a journalist who has reported from Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia and Spain. He is currently researching Chinese bioscience.
