World Fire : The Culture of Fire on Earth EPUB
by Stephen J. Pyne
Part of the Weyerhaueser Cycle of Fire series
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Back in PrintWorld Fire is the story of how fire and humans have coevolved. The two are inseparable, and together they have repeatedly remade the planet.Pyne considers the evolution of fire in such diverse regions as Australia, Africa, Brazil, Sweden, Greece, Iberia, Russia, and India and then ponders Antarctica, the land without fire. As he examines changing techniques for and attitudes toward fire control, Pyne challenges our concepts of nature and wilderness and explains why the study and management of fire have tremendous environmental, cultural, and political implications.BooklistA sweeping historical treatise that examines our worlds love/hate relationship with conflagration. His engrossing ideas leave bright embers in the memory.Outside
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- Pages:408 pages
- Publisher:University of Washington Press
- Publication Date:01/07/2014
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- ISBN:9780295805245
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- Pages:408 pages
- Publisher:University of Washington Press
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