Title Vestal fire : an environmental history, told through fire, of Europe and Europe's encounter with the world / Stephen J. Pyne ; foreword by William Cronon

Published Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1997

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 659 p.) Series Cycle of fire Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- Cycle of fire. Contents Foreword by William Cronon ; Author's Note ; Prologue: Quest for Fire ; Book 1: Elements ; Flame ; Torch ; Hearth ; Book 2: Europe ; Eternal Flame: Fire in Mediterranean Europe ; Controlled Combustion: Fire in Central Europe ; Wild Hearth: Fire in Boreal Europe ; Flaming Front: Fire in Eurasian Europe ; Spot Fires: Fire in Atlantic Europe ; Book 3: Earth ; Islands ; Continents ; Planets ; Epilogue: Beyond the Realm of Fire ; Notes ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 587-633) and index Notes English Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Wildfires -- Europe Fires -- Europe Fire ecology -- Europe Wildfires. Fires. Fire ecology. Fires fire (physical concept) SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography. NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness. Fire ecology Fires Wildfires Europe Form Electronic book LC no. 2021694752 ISBN 9780295803524 0295803525

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