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 68
... to 1200 BC . Here some unequivocal traces of an official policy of fire- prevention have been preserved . They tell us , for example , that it was forbidden to carry wood or torches into a particular 68 Fire and Civilization.
... to 1200 BC . Here some unequivocal traces of an official policy of fire- prevention have been preserved . They tell us , for example , that it was forbidden to carry wood or torches into a particular 68 Fire and Civilization.
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... officials . In Rennes the citizens even went so far as to disarm the soldiers of the garrison and keep them under guard until the fire was out . The officials apparently had the power to do this , and with impunity at that - something ...
... officials . In Rennes the citizens even went so far as to disarm the soldiers of the garrison and keep them under guard until the fire was out . The officials apparently had the power to do this , and with impunity at that - something ...
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Johan Goudsblom. According to the official figures , the German air raid on Rotterdam in May 1940 resulted in a death toll of 980 , and made 75,000 people homeless . These figures were exceeded many times during the nightly raids on ...
Johan Goudsblom. According to the official figures , the German air raid on Rotterdam in May 1940 resulted in a death toll of 980 , and made 75,000 people homeless . These figures were exceeded many times during the nightly raids on ...
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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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