Fire and civilizationThe diverse disciplines of history, anthropology, archaeology, psychology, and literature come together in an exploration of humankind's use of, and obsession with, fire. Science Bk Club Main. |
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There is no need to envisage a highly regulated, seasonal, sequential firing
within defined territories as spanning the entire time range. Such a close
framework of responsibilities need have developed only as population densities
became ...
There is no need to envisage a highly regulated, seasonal, sequential firing
within defined territories as spanning the entire time range. Such a close
framework of responsibilities need have developed only as population densities
became ...
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But this advantage, too, was only temporary. Cannon were known, for good
reasons, as fire-arms. They were constructed on the principle that if a highly
volatile compound could be made to explode in a chamber, the force of i 40 Fire
and ...
But this advantage, too, was only temporary. Cannon were known, for good
reasons, as fire-arms. They were constructed on the principle that if a highly
volatile compound could be made to explode in a chamber, the force of i 40 Fire
and ...
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Clearly, in the highly industrialized rich societies, all sorts of specialists have
acquired ... or conducting experiments with nuclear fusion; although their work
results in the sophisticated manipulation of highly concentrated fire, they
themselves ...
Clearly, in the highly industrialized rich societies, all sorts of specialists have
acquired ... or conducting experiments with nuclear fusion; although their work
results in the sophisticated manipulation of highly concentrated fire, they
themselves ...
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FIRE AND CIVILIZATION
Felhasználói ismertető - KirkusAn offbeat, interesting view of the rise of civilization in relation to the control of fire. From hearths and hellfire to firearms, fission, and fusion, Dutch sociologist Goudsblom (University of ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
Tartalomjegyzék
Fire Civilization The domestication of fire as a civilizing process Plan | 8 |
The stage of predominantly passive use of fire The transition to active use of fire | 20 |
The widening gap between humans and other animals Clearing land Cooking | 37 |
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Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | Fire and civilization |
| Szerző | Johan Goudsblom |
| Kiadás | illusztrált |
| Kiadó | Allen Lane, 1992 |
| Eredeti forrása | a Kaliforniai Egyetem |
| Digitalizálva: | 2008. júl. 17. |
| ISBN | 0713990775, 9780713990775 |
| Terjedelem | 247 oldal |
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