Hombres y mujeres de la Pampa

Description:

"An excellent work, often employing interviews, describing life in the salitreras: the various social classes, the jobs they performed, the process of extraction, as well as production, transportation, and the methods employed to recruit labor. Includes sections on the infamous system of fichas and the pulperías. Essential work based on rich sources"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

subjects: Chile saltpeter industry,  Economic conditions,  Social aspects,  Social aspects of Chile saltpeter industry,  Social conditions,  History,  Chile saltpeter

Places: Chile,  Tarapacá (Chile : Region),  Tarapacá (Region)