World fire : the culture of fire on earth / Stephen J. Pyne.
World fire : the culture of fire on earth / Stephen J. Pyne.
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Publisher
New York : Holt, 1995.
Date
1995.
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T0357745
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 379 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The New World Order on Fire -- Firestick History; or, How to Set the World on Fire -- Fire Flume (Australia) -- Veld Fire (South Africa) -- Queimada Para Limpeza (Brazil) -- Svedjebruk (Sweden) -- Greek Fire (Greece) -- La Nueva Reconquista (Iberia) -- Red Skies of Irkutsk (Russia) -- Nataraja (Indi...
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Publisher
New York : Holt, 1995.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
Pyne looks at the future of this elemental force and argues that eliminating it will not save the planet from destruction but will only abolish the regenerative powers that it once implemented....
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World fire : the culture of fire on earth / Stephen J. Pyne.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-360) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 304.2/100.
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T0357745
Record Identifier
74VMBVZAbwlg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMBVZAbwlg
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ISBN
0805032479
9780805032475
DDC
304.2
MMS ID
991002381119702626
