Fire : a brief history / Stephen J. Pyne ; foreword by William Cronon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- author.

Series:

Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- Cycle of fire.

Cycle of fire

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Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire--History.

Fire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 pages).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2019.

Summary:

"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 concise yet wide-ranging book, Stephen J. Pyne—named by Science magazine as “the world's leading authority on the history of fire”—explores the surprising dynamics of fire before humans, fire and human origins, aboriginal economies of hunting and foraging, agricultural and pastoral uses of fire, fire ceremonies, fire as an idea and a technology, and industrial fire.In this revised and expanded edition, Pyne looks to the future of fire as a constant, defining presence on Earth. A new chapter explores the importance of fire in the twenty-first century, with special attention to its role in the Anthropocene, or what he posits might equally be called the Pyrocene." -- Provide by publisher

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FOREWORD: SMALL BOOK, BIG STORY

INTRODUCTION: KINDLING

1. fire and earth: creating combustion

2. Frontiers of fire (part 1): Fire colonizing by Hominins

3. Aboriginal fire: Controlling the spark

4. Agricultural fire: Cultivating fuel

5. Frontiers of fire (part 2): Fire colonizing by agriculture

6. Urban fire: Building habitats for fire

7. Pyrotechnics: Fire and technology

8. Frontiers of fire (part 3): Fire colonizing by Europe

9. Industrial fire: Stoking the big burn

10. The future of fire: Burning beyond the millennium

11. The Pyrocene: A Brief Future

Selected Sources and Further Reading

Index

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780295746197

029574619X

OCLC:

1099546062