World Fire e-bog
302,96 DKK
(inkl. moms 378,70 DKK)
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...
E-bog
302,96 DKK
Udgivet
1 juli 2014
Længde
408 sider
Genrer
General and world history
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780295805245
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.BooklistA sweeping historical treatise that examines our worlds love/hate relationship with conflagration. His engrossing ideas leave bright embers in the memory.Outside