Status Updates From Krakatoa: The Day the World...

even at the cusp of destruction framing the relationship between colonized and colonizer as “walking in the streets with Dutch and Javanese amiably smiling at one another given the restful Sunday activities” (paraphrased quote) - it’s just insane how the frame is solidly stuck on the Dutch were bad colonial masters but nothing was wrong until after krakatoa erupted!

such a difficult book to read, such a imperialist boot licker