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128 pp.
| Chelsea |
January, 2002 |
LibraryISBN 0-7910-5790-9$$21.95
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4-6Great Disasters: Reforms and Ramifications series.
Each of the books in this series begins with an account of the disaster it concerns, followed by background, including what is known of the causes, how those causes were determined, and what remedies were attempted. Illustrated with black-and-white photos and a few diagrams, the detailed but uneven texts reward close reading. Chronologies end the books. Chernobyl has a glossary. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Great Disasters: Reforms and Ramifications titles: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, The Irish Potato Famine, The Holocaust.]