Five Suns: A Fire History of Mexico

by Stephen J. Pyne

A climate defined by wet and dry seasons, a mostly mountainous terrain, a biota prone to disturbances, a human geography characterized by a diversity of peoples all of whom rely on burning in one form or another: Mexico has ideal circumstances for fire, and those fires provide a unique perspective on its complex history.

Narrating Mexico's evolution of fire through five eras, historian Stephen J. Pyne describes the pre-human, pre-Hispanic,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816553394
• ISBN13: 9780816553396
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"