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How do people in an urban environment deal with the problem of fire? The essays in this book show how the answers vary depending on economic conditions, power structures, climate, and culture. An excellent collection. Johan Goudsblom, author of Fire and Civilization A remarkably robust survey of cultures, cities, and histories that affirms the universality of fire s impact within the urban setting. Stephen J. Pyne How do people in an urban environment deal with the problem of fire? The essays in this book show how the answers vary depending on economic conditions, power structures, climate, and culture. An excellent collection. Johan Goudsblom, author of Fire and Civilization A remarkably robust survey of cultures, cities, and histories that affirms the universality of fire s impact within the urban setting. Stephen J. Pyne A remarkably robust survey of cultures, cities, and histories that affirms the universality of fire's impact within the urban setting. --Stephen J. Pyne How do people in an urban environment deal with the problem of fire? The essays in this book show how the answers vary depending on economic conditions, power structures, climate, and culture. An excellent collection. --Johan Goudsblom, author of Fire and Civilization

<p> A remarkably robust survey of cultures, cities, and histories that affirms the universality of fire's impact within the urban setting. --Stephen J. Pyne

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Greg Bankoff is professor of history at the University of Hull, UK. Uwe Lübken is 'Disaster Migration' project director, Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, LMU Munich. Jordan Sand is associate professor of Japanese history and culture at Georgetown University.

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