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Fire

Nature And Culture

by Stephen J. Pyne
language: english
Publisher: Reaktion Books, October of 2012 ‧
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Fire has been an integral feature of our planet for over 400 million years. Throughout history, we have mastered the science and art of fire, but there have been many culturally defining fire disasters going back to antiquity. In this book, the author offers a survey of fire's long coevolution with humanity.

Fire

Nature And Culture

by Stephen J. Pyne

Property Description
ISBN: 9781780230467
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date: October of 2012
Language: English
Dimensions: 148 x 210 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 224
Format: Book
Collection: Earth S.
Categories: Books in English > Science > Other Sciences
EAN: 9781780230467

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Stephen J. Pyne

Stephen J. Pyne, professor emérito da Universidade do Arizona, é um historiador ambiental com mais de trinta livros publicados, grande parte deles dedicados à investigação sobre a história do fogo. Em 1967, com 18 anos, iniciou a atividade de bombeiro no Grand Canyon, especializando-se na deteção precoce de fogos florestais no grande parque nacional norte-americano. Essa atividade conduziu-o ao estudo do fogo e fez dele uma das maiores autoridades mundiais na matéria.

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