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The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcanoisland of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a byword for cataclysmic disaster -- was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event that has only very recently been properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Dust swirled round the planet for years, causing temperatures to plummet and sunsets to turn vivid with lurid and unsettling displays of light. Most significant of all -- in view of today's new political climate -- the eruption helped to trigger in Java a wave of murderous anti-Western militancy among fundamentalist Muslims: one of the first outbreaks of Islamic-inspired killings anywhere. Book jacket.
| ISBN-13 | 9780786257294 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0786257296 |
| Weight | 1.70 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.75 x 1.25 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $32.95 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Pages | 570 pages |
| Publisher | Thorndike Press |
| Published On | 2003-08-01 |
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