Fire : a brief history
Pyne, Stephen J., 1949-2019
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What does a full-blown Fire Age look like? We are about to find out, and Australia will feel the looking-glass transition from an ice world to a fire world more fully and suddenly than elsewhere. Over vast expanses of time, fire and humanity have interacted to expand the domain of each, transforming the Earth and what it means to be human. In this book, Stephen J. Pyne explores the surprising dynamics of fire before humans, fire and human origins, hunting and foraging, agricultural and pastoral uses of fire, fire ceremonies, fire as an idea and a technology and industrial fire. With this revised and expanded edition, Pyne looks to the future of fire as an informing presence on Earth. He explores its importance for the 21st century, with special attention to its role in the Anthropocene, or what he posits might equally be called the Pyrocene. Includes a new preface about Australia and our ever-expanding, catastrophic fire season.
Main title:
Fire : a brief history / Stephen J. Pyne.
Author:
Edition:
Second edition, Australian edition.
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
xxii, 216 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
First published in the USA by University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781742236964
Dewey class:
577.24
Language:
English
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BRN:
376918
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 577.24 PYN | Available |