Fire from the mountain : the tragedy of Montserrat and the betrayal of its people /
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Author / Creator: | Pattullo, Polly, 1946- |
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Imprint: | London : Constable, 2000. |
Description: | xv, 217 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4487103 |
Summary: | The island of Montserrat, a tiny British colony in the eastern Caribbean, suffered volcanic eruptions in 1995, the first in recorded history. This is the story of a natural disaster against a backdrop of island politics and imperial neglect. |
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Physical Description: | xv, 217 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0094793603 |