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Stephen J. Pyne
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$19.95 Paperback
Release Date: 3/1/2003
ISBN: 9780816522859
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| 270 Pages |
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Canadian rights only.
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Distributed for University of Arizona Press
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About the Book
"Smokechasing" is an American coinage describing the practice of sending firefighters into the wild to track down the source of reported smoke. Now a self-described "friendly fire critic" tracks down more of the history and lore of fire in a collection that focuses on wildland fire and its management. Building on and complementing a previous anthology, World Fire, this new collection features thirty-two original articles and substantial revisions of works that have previously appeared in print.
Pyne addresses many issues that have sparked public concern in the wake of disastrous wildfires in the West, such as fire ecology, federal fire management, and questions relating to fire suppression. He observes that the mistake in fire policy has been not that wildfires are suppressed but that controlled fires are no longer ignited; yet the attempted forced reintroduction of fire through prescribed burning has proved difficult, and sometimes damaging. There are, Pyne argues, many fire problems; some have technical solutions, some not. But there is no evading humanity's unique power and responsibility: what we don't do may be as ecologically powerful as what we do.
Throughout the collection, Pyne makes it clear that humans and fire interact at particular places and times to profoundly shape the world, and that understanding the contexts in which fire occurs can tell us much about the world's natural and cultural landscapes. Fire's context gives it its meaning, and Smokechasing not only helps illuminate those contexts but also shows us how to devise new contexts for tomorrow's fires.
About the Author(s)
Stephen J. Pyne has written extensively on fire in such books as Fire in America: A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire and most recently Year of the Fires: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910. He is a professor in Arizona State University's Biology & Society Program, in which he teaches courses on the history of fire, exploration, and environmental history.
Table of Contents
Table of contents information is not available at this time.
Reviews
"A significant contribution. In particular, Pyne’s essays on . . . the perils of prescribed burning are thought-provoking, soul-searching explorations of these ‘burning issues’ of our times. Pyne’s essays will greatly contribute to a more thoughtful engagement by fire professionals and the public in the intense ongoing debates over federal fire management policies and practices, and humanity’s relationship with Nature."
-- Timothy Ingalsbee, Director, Western Fire Ecology Center
Sample Chapter
A sample chapter of this title is not available at this time. For further information, please email info@ubcpress.ubc.ca.
Related Topics
Forestry
Environmental Studies
Natural History
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