The role of the military in the Peruvian revolution of 1968 is the key point of this article. The author, founder of the ELN guerrilla organization, worked together with the military and describes its situation and intentions in a very personal way. Different internal and external factors that led to the failure of the revolution are analysed in detail. The conflicts between the left-wing military and the civilian left are especially emphasized.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 381-392).

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The Science of Empire is a cultural history of ideas that examines the science of empire in the eighteenth-century Hispanic World through studying the political economy reforms and natural history investigations of Bishop Martínez Compañón of Trujillo, Peru. Martínez Compañón was a model enlightened prelate who imagined reform initiatives in mining, city life, and education that would improve the lives of his diocesans and increase the profits they brought to the Spanish crown. My work shows how these reforms reflected the political economy theories of leading Enlightenment intellectuals from Spain and throughout Europe, especially in how they viewed commerce as an agent of civilization and sociability. At the same time, Martínez Compañón also created a large collection of natural and man-made specimens and artifacts, and created nine volumes of watercolor illustrations of the people, plants, and animals of Trujillo. These material and visual sources in order to show how his natural history reflected the same pragmatic ideologies as his political economy. When viewed as an organic whole, his efforts in Trujillo constitute a complete program of governance -- or a science of empire -- that was distinctly Hispanic, yet highly attuned to other imperial programs throughout the Atlantic world. / text

This study is an investigation of late prehistoric irrigation agriculture in North Coastal Peru. There has been much debate over the significance of irrigated agriculture to the development of indigenous civilization on the North Coast of Peru. Yet, in spite of the many references to prehistoric North Coast irrigation, only recently is information regarding the technology and functioning of the prehistoric systems becoming available. Little, however, is yet known about the extent of the prehistoric irrigation systems preserved on the North Coast. It is the intent of this study to present a summary of our present knowledge regarding these aspects of North Coast irrigation agriculture, to suggest methods and avenues for continued research, and to propose several specific hypotheses with regard to late prehistoric agricultural technology and environmental exploitation. / text

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Guld är ett grundämne och den bästa elektriska ledaren i tekniska apparater. Denna studie utvärderar vilka effekter guldbrytningen har på människors hälsa och miljö. Studien behandlar tre länder och hur de har påverkats av guldföretagen som opererar i respektive land. Det har framkommit att cyanid och kvicksilver har förödande effekter för människors hälsa i både Peru och Kongo. Problemet är att arbetsnormer och säkerhetsrutiner inte efterlevs. Sjukdomar som drabbat folk i Peru är bl.a. förlamning, leukemi, huvudvärk, utslag med mera. Dessa sjukdomar orsakades av en kvicksilverolycka. I Kongo utsätts arbetarna dagligen för kontakt med kvicksilver. Mark, vattendrag och grundvatten har blivit påverkade cyanid och kvicksilver. Gruvan i Sverige använder sig istället av kemikalien danafloat507 som är biologiskt nedbrytbar. Den kalkrika avfallsprodukten har haft positiv effekt på fisk och växter i det omgivande vattendrag. / Gold is a chemical element and the best electrical conductor in technological devices. This study shows the impact that gold mining has on health and the environment. The study addresses three countries and how they have been affected by gold companies operating in each country. It has turned out that cyanide and mercury have devastating effects on the health of humans in both Peru and Congo. The problem is that labor standards and safety procedures are not adhered to. Diseases affecting people in Peru are paralysis, leukemia, headaches, rashes etc. This was due to a mercury accident. In Congo workers are daily exposed to mercury.  Soil, rivers and groundwater has been affected by cyanide and mercury. A goldmine in Sweden is instead using danafloat507 a chemical that is biodegradable. The water from the mine is hence rich in lime and it has a positive effect on fish and plants.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-171) / Microfiche. / xi, 171 leaves, bound ill., maps 29 cm

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.