Tambora and the year without a summer : how a volcano plunged the world into crisis / Wolfgang Behringer ; translated by Pamela Selwyn.
| Author/creator | Behringer, Wolfgang author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | English edition. |
| Publication | Cambridge ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2019] |
| Description | vii, 334 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Tambora und das Jahr ohne Sommer. English |
| Contents | Introduction : the Tambora crisis -- The year of the explosion : 1815 -- The year without a summer : 1816 -- The year of famine : 1817 -- The turbulent years that followed : 1818-1820 -- The long-range effects of the Tambora crisis -- Epilogue : from meaningless to meaningful crisis -- Abbreviations. |
| General note | Originally published in German as: Tambora und das Jahr ohne Sommer : wie ein Vulkan die Welt in die Krise stürzte. Based on 3rd German edition (München : C.H. Beck, 2016). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Behringer, Wolfgang, author. Tambora and the year without a summer English edition. Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2019] 9781509525522 |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2018038779 |
| ISBN | 9781509525492 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1509525491 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QE523.T285 B4413 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |