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What does a full-blown Fire Age look like? We are about to find out, and Australia will feel the looking-glass transition from an ice world to a fire world more fully and suddenly than elsewhere.
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.
Speaking directly to humanity’s ancient alliance with fire – at once a mutual-assistance pact and a Faustian bargain – this revised and expanded second edition looks to the future of fire as a constant, defining presence on earth in which megafires have become routine, large swathes of landscape suffer a fire famine and unremitting industrial combustion promises to create the fire-informed equivalent of an ice age – an epoch that Pynes calls the Pyrocene.
In this Australian edition, Pyne discusses in a new preface how the Aboriginal firestick has become an emblem of cultural recovery, and how it may now find itself as a lever of resilience amid the Pyrocene.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What does a full-blown Fire Age look like? We are about to find out, and Australia will feel the looking-glass transition from an ice world to a fire world more fully and suddenly than elsewhere.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 prior to humans, fire and human origins, hunting and foraging, agricultural and pastoral uses of fire, fire ceremonies, fire as an idea and a technology, and industrial fire. With this revised and expanded edition, Pyne looks to the future of fire as an informing presence on Earth. He explores its importance for the 21st century, with special attention to its role in the Anthropocene, or what he posits might equally be called the Pyrocene.Includes a new preface about Australia and our ever-expanding, catastrophic fire season.'Stephen Pyne is a brilliant historian not only of fire, but of culture. His writing illuminates Australia because he sees the world through our primary element. We are lucky to have the gift of his extraordinary storytelling and scholarship.' - Professor Tom Griffiths, AO'Pyne is the world's leading authority on the history of fire, and his erudition is phenomenal.' -Science'No one is better qualified to teach us about fire's history, fire's crucial role in shaping landscapes, than Stephen Pyne. His discussions are profoundly valuable.' -New York Times Book Review'Stephen J. Pyne writes about fire as if he were on fire, with searing, consuming heat and light.' -Seattle Times What does a full-blown Fire Age look like? We are about to find out, and Australia will feel the looking-glass transition from an ice world to a fire world more fully and suddenly than elsewhere. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781742236964
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What does a full-blown Fire Age look like? We are about to find out, and Australia will feel the looking-glass transition from an ice world to a fire world more fully and suddenly than elsewhere.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 prior to humans, fire and human origins, hunting and foraging, agricultural and pastoral uses of fire, fire ceremonies, fire as an idea and a technology, and industrial fire. With this revised and expanded edition, Pyne looks to the future of fire as an informing presence on Earth. He explores its importance for the 21st century, with special attention to its role in the Anthropocene, or what he posits might equally be called the Pyrocene.Includes a new preface about Australia and our ever-expanding, catastrophic fire season.'Stephen Pyne is a brilliant historian not only of fire, but of culture. His writing illuminates Australia because he sees the world through our primary element. We are lucky to have the gift of his extraordinary storytelling and scholarship.' - Professor Tom Griffiths, AO'Pyne is the world's leading authority on the history of fire, and his erudition is phenomenal.' -Science'No one is better qualified to teach us about fire's history, fire's crucial role in shaping landscapes, than Stephen Pyne. His discussions are profoundly valuable.' -New York Times Book Review'Stephen J. Pyne writes about fire as if he were on fire, with searing, consuming heat and light.' -Seattle Times What does a full-blown Fire Age look like? We are about to find out, and Australia will feel the looking-glass transition from an ice world to a fire world more fully and suddenly than elsewhere. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781742236964
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What does a full-blown Fire Age look like? We are about to find out, and Australia will feel the looking-glass transition from an ice world to a fire world more fully and suddenly than elsewhere.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 prior to humans, fire and human origins, hunting and foraging, agricultural and pastoral uses of fire, fire ceremonies, fire as an idea and a technology, and industrial fire. With this revised and expanded edition, Pyne looks to the future of fire as an informing presence on Earth. He explores its importance for the 21st century, with special attention to its role in the Anthropocene, or what he posits might equally be called the Pyrocene.Includes a new preface about Australia and our ever-expanding, catastrophic fire season.'Stephen Pyne is a brilliant historian not only of fire, but of culture. His writing illuminates Australia because he sees the world through our primary element. We are lucky to have the gift of his extraordinary storytelling and scholarship.' - Professor Tom Griffiths, AO'Pyne is the world's leading authority on the history of fire, and his erudition is phenomenal.' -Science'No one is better qualified to teach us about fire's history, fire's crucial role in shaping landscapes, than Stephen Pyne. His discussions are profoundly valuable.' -New York Times Book Review'Stephen J. Pyne writes about fire as if he were on fire, with searing, consuming heat and light.' -Seattle Times What does a full-blown Fire Age look like? We are about to find out, and Australia will feel the looking-glass transition from an ice world to a fire world more fully and suddenly than elsewhere. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781742236964
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