Fire - Nature and Culture

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen J Pyne, Stephen J. Pyne
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2012
• EAN: 9781780230467
• ISBN: 978-1-78023-046-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Earth; Earth
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works