Fire and CivilizationAllen Lane, 1992 - 247 من الصفحات Fire is a destructive force. It is also a great purveyor of the advancement of human life. In an exploration of this dichotomy, Goudsblom investigates man and his realtionship to--and fascination with--combustion from every possible perspective--historical, archaeological, anthropological, psychological, biological, ecological, and sociological--illuminating the legacy of fire on world history. |
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الصفحة 139
... fire- resistant materials , developed increasingly effective armour and strat- egies to defend themselves against assaults by Greek fire . In addition , they invented fire grenades and other incendiary weapons of their own . It was this ...
... fire- resistant materials , developed increasingly effective armour and strat- egies to defend themselves against assaults by Greek fire . In addition , they invented fire grenades and other incendiary weapons of their own . It was this ...
الصفحة 140
... Greek fire was undoubtedly hast- ened by the advent of a new sort of fire weapon : the cannon loaded with gunpowder . Although initially also far from reliable , and far from safe for those who used it , this type of weapon opened a ...
... Greek fire was undoubtedly hast- ened by the advent of a new sort of fire weapon : the cannon loaded with gunpowder . Although initially also far from reliable , and far from safe for those who used it , this type of weapon opened a ...
الصفحة 232
... Fire and the Stones : A Grand Unified Theory of World History and Religion , Element Books , Longmead , Shaftesbury , 1991 . Haldon , J. F. and M. Byrne , ' A Possible Solution to the Problem of Greek Fire ' , Byzantinische Zeitschrift ...
... Fire and the Stones : A Grand Unified Theory of World History and Religion , Element Books , Longmead , Shaftesbury , 1991 . Haldon , J. F. and M. Byrne , ' A Possible Solution to the Problem of Greek Fire ' , Byzantinische Zeitschrift ...
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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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