By Matthew Kerry In this post Dr Matthew Kerry introduces his new book, Unite, Proletarian Brothers! Radicalism and Revolution in the Spanish Second Republic, published by University of London Press on 30 September. Matthew’s book explores the dramatic left-wing...
Latin American HistoryRothschild, Quicksilver and Mining: A Global Monopoly from a Bolivian PerspectiveTristan Platt (St Andrews)29 November 2011 The trade in quicksilver (more commonly called Mercury) was a potentially lucrative business at the turn of the...