Tambora : the Eruption That Changed the World. by Wood, Gillen DArcy

Table of Contents: “…The Pompeii of the East -- The little (volcanic) Ice Age -- "This end of the world weather" -- Blue death in Bengal -- The seven sorrows of Yunnan -- The polar garden -- Ice tsunami in the Alps -- The other Irish famine -- Hard times at Monticello -- Epilogue: Et in extremis ego.…”
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Between tyranny and anarchy : a history of democracy in Latin America, 1800-2006 / by Drake, Paul W., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…The theory and history of Latin American democracy, 1800-2006 -- The historical evolution of Latin American democratic institutions, 1800-2006 -- The Bolívarian legacy : struggles toward democracy during the wars for independence, 1800s-1820s -- The archaeology of democracy after independence, 1820s-1870s -- Oligarchic republicanism, 1880s-1920s -- Populist democracy, 1930s-1970s -- The tsunami of neoliberal democracies, 1970s-2000s -- Two centuries of building democracy in Latin America, 1800-2006.…”
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Making waves : democratic contention in Europe and Latin America since the revolutions of 1848 / by Weyland, Kurt Gerhard

Table of Contents: “…Organizational development and changing modes of democratic contention; 4. The tsunami of 1848: precipitous diffusion in inchoate societies; 5. …”
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Heyday : the 1850s and the dawn of the global age / by Wilson, Ben, 1980-

Table of Contents: “…Faultlines : The Age of Silver -- The Ramparts of Freedom -- El Presidente : Nicaragua -- Tsunami : Yokohama -- The Civilising Mission : Hong Kong -- Retribution : Lucknow -- Part III. …”