Burning Bush: A Fire History of Australia
Sep 2015 · University of Washington Press
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Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers.“Mr. Pyne, showing what a historian deeply schooled in environmental science can contribute to our awareness of nature and culture, has produced a provocative work that is a major contribution to the literature of environmental studies.”—New York Times Book Review
Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers.“Mr. Pyne, showing what a historian deeply schooled in environmental science can contribute to our awareness of nature and culture, has produced a provocative work that is ...
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Stephen J. Pyne is emeritus professor in the Biology and Society Program at Arizona State University. He is the author of Five Suns: A Fire History of Mexico (Arizona 2024), Pyrocene Park: A Journey into the Fire History of Yosemite National Park (Arizona, 2023), The Pyrocene: How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next (California, 2021), and more.
Stephen J. Pyne is emeritus professor in the Biology and Society Program at Arizona State University. He is the author of Five Suns: A Fire History of Mexico (Arizona 2024), Pyrocene Park: A Journey into the Fire History of Yosemite National Park (Arizona, 2023), The Pyrocene: How We Created an A...
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