Fire

Summary: "Fire has been an integral feature of our planet for over 400 million years. It has defined human culture from the beginning; it is something without which we cannot survive. For while fire is among the most destructive forces on earth, it has equally tremendous powers of cleansing renewal and controlled energy.

Record details

ISBN: 9781780230467
ISBN: 178023046X
Physical Description: print
207 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm.
Publisher: London : Reaktion Books, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Subtitle from cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Creating combustion -- Burning bright, burning wide, burning deep -- Fire creature -- Fire works: anthropogenic fire practices -- Famous fires: an anthology -- Fire studied and fire made -- Fire painted -- Fire celebrated -- The great disruption -- Megafire.