Fire and Civilization by Johan Goudsblom

Fire and Civilization by Johan Goudsblom

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A history of man's relationship with fire, from prehistoric times through to the Industrial Revolution, nuclear fission and beyond. The book is primarily a social history, of man's control - and failure to control - of fire, and of its uses - agricultural, industrial, symbolic and artistic.

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Fire and Civilization by Johan Goudsblom

A history of man's relationship with fire, from prehistoric times through to the Industrial Revolution, nuclear fission and beyond. The book is primarily a social history, of man's control - and failure to control - of fire, and of its uses - agricultural, industrial, symbolic and artistic.

Johan Goudsblom ist Soziologe und emeritierter Professor an der Universität von Amsterdam. Er arbeitete eng mit Norbert Elias zusammen und hatte großen Einfluss auf die Elias-Rezeption seit den 1950er Jahren, zunächst in den Niederlanden, später auch in Deutschland und England.

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ISBN 13 9780140157970
ISBN 10 0140157972
Title Fire and Civilization
Author Johan Goudsblom
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1994-09-29
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.