Fire: A Brief History

by Stephen J. Pyne

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295746181
• ISBN13: 9780295746180
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"