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 of fire, fire
ceremonies, fire as an idea and a technology, and industrial fire.
In this revised and expanded edition, Pyne looks to the future of
fire as a constant, defining presence on Earth. A new chapter
explores the importance of fire in the twenty-first century, with
special attention to its role in the Anthropocene, or what he
posits might equally be called the Pyrocene.
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