Paperback • 2022 • English

The Pyrocene How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next

Name: The Pyrocene How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next
SKU: 9780520391635
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ISBN: 9780520391635

By Stephen J. Pyne

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A provocative rethinking of how humans and fire have evolved together over time—and our responsibility to reorient this relationship before it's too late. The Pyrocene tells the story of what happened when a fire-wielding species, humanity, met an especially fire-receptive time in Earth's history. Since terrestrial life first appeared, flames have flourished. Over the past two million years, however, one genus gained the ability to manipulate fire, swiftly remaking both itself and eventually t...Show more

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9780520391635

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published year

2022

Language

English

Original title

The Pyrocene How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next

Format

Paperback

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