World Fire

World Fire
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 9780295805245
ISBN-13 : 0295805242
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Book Synopsis World Fire by : Stephen J. Pyne

Download or read book World Fire written by Stephen J. Pyne and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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


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