World Fire The Culture of Fire on Earth |
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| Author:
| Pyne, Stephen J. |
| Series title: | Weyerhaueser Cycle of Fire Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-295-97593-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 1997 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
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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.'?Booklist?A sweeping historical treatise that examines our world's love/hate relationship with conflagration. His engrossing ideas leave bright embers in the memory.'?Outside