The pyrocene : how we created an age of fire, and what happens next / Stephen J. Pyne.
The pyrocene : how we created an age of fire, and what happens next / Stephen J. Pyne.
The pyrocene : how we created an age of fire, and what happens next / Stephen J. Pyne.
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
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G 2021/1733
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English
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172 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Prologue : between three fires -- Fire planet : fire slow, fire fast, fire deep -- The pleistocene -- Fire creature : living landscapes -- Fire creature : lithic landscapes -- The pyrocene -- Epilogue : sixth sun.
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2021]
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"A dramatic reorientation of humanity's relationship with fire, centralizing its place in the stories we tell about human history, climate change, and the future. The Pyrocene tells the story of what happened when a fire-wielding species met an especially fire-receptive time in Earth's history. Since life first met land, flames have flourished. Ove...
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The pyrocene : how we created an age of fire, and what happens next / Stephen J. Pyne.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/1733
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74VKaaj04eAM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaaj04eAM
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ISBN
0520383583
9780520383586
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577.24
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991024424013602626
