World fire: the culture of fire on earth
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Main Author: Pyne, Stephen J. 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle University of Washington Press 1997
Edition:Pbk. ed.
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Item Description:Originally published: New York : Holt, 1995
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-360) and index
Smoke report : The new world order on fire -- Size-up : Firestick history; or, how to set the world on fire -- Hotspotting : 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 (India) ; White darkness (Antarctica) -- Control : American fire : Initial attack: The U.S. Forest Service fights fire ; Coldtrailing ; Wilderness fire : Vestal fires and virgin lands ; The summer we let wild fire loose ; Intermix fire : The fire this time ; Nouvelle Southwest -- Mop-up : Consumed by either fire or fire -- After the last smoke : Flame and fortune
Physical Description:XIV, 384 p. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 24 cm
ISBN:0295975938
9780295975931

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