Minerals, Collecting, and Value across the US-Mexico Border

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Mexico, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Elizabeth Emma Ferry ISBN: 9780253009487
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: June 19, 2013
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: Elizabeth Emma Ferry
ISBN: 9780253009487
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: June 19, 2013
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

Elizabeth Emma Ferry traces the movement of minerals as they circulate from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and private collections on both sides of the US-Mexico border. She describes how and why these byproducts of ore mining come to be valued by people in various walks of life as scientific specimens, religious offerings, works of art, and luxury collectibles. The story of mineral exploration and trade defines a variegated transnational space, shedding new light on the complex relationship between these two countries and on the process of making value itself.

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Elizabeth Emma Ferry traces the movement of minerals as they circulate from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and private collections on both sides of the US-Mexico border. She describes how and why these byproducts of ore mining come to be valued by people in various walks of life as scientific specimens, religious offerings, works of art, and luxury collectibles. The story of mineral exploration and trade defines a variegated transnational space, shedding new light on the complex relationship between these two countries and on the process of making value itself.

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