Título: Ignition: Lighting Fires in a Burning World
Autor: M.R. O'Connor
Sinopse: A work of on-the-ground reporting into the science of, and cultural ideas around, wildfires and fire management that challenges the ethos of the conservation movement, offering a hopeful vision of the connection between humans and our environment.
In a riveting investigation of the science and ecology of wildfires, journalist M.R. O'Connor ventures into some of the oldest, most beautiful, and remote forests in North America to explore the powerful and ancient relationship between trees, fires, and humans. Along the way, she describes revelatory research in the fields of paleobotany and climate science to show how the world's forests have been shaped by fire for hundreds of millions of years. She also reports on the compelling archeological evidence emerging from the field of ethnoecology that proves how, until very recently, humans were instigators of forest fires, actively molding and influencing the ecosystems around them by inserting themselves into the loop of a natural biological process to start “good fires.”
As she weaves together first-hand reportage with research and cultural insights, O'Connor also embeds on firelines alongside firefighters and “pyrotechnicians.” These highly trained individuals are resurrecting the practice of prescribed burning in an effort to sustain fire-dependent forest ecologies and prevent the catastrophic wildfires that are increasing in frequency and intensity as a result of global warming. Hailing from diverse backgrounds including state and federal agencies, scientific laboratories, and private lands and tribal nations, these fire starters are undertaking a radical and often controversial effort to promote, protect, and expand the responsible use of fire to restore ecological health to landscapes. At the heart of Ignition is a discussion about risk and how our relationship to it as a society will determine our potential to survive the onslaught of climate change.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Ignition: Lighting Fires in a Burning World”, de M.R. O'Connor, publicado pela editora Bold Type Books, em 2023 e com 384 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Bold Type Books
Páginas: 384
Ano: 2023
Edição: 1
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 164503738X
ISBN13: 9781645037385
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Bold Type Books costumam mergulhar em narrativas densas e críticas sobre conflitos sociais, políticos e históricos, frequentemente explorando tensões entre poder e resistência. A leitura traz à tona histórias de lutas revolucionárias, injustiças sistemáticas e movimentos sociais, com um tom que varia entre o investigativo e o analítico, mas que mantém uma urgência moral constante. O catálogo sugere um interesse por temas como colonialismo, desigualdade racial, crises políticas e culturais, além de relatos que combinam rigor documental com vozes pessoais e testemunhos. As obras transitam entre análises profundas e narrativas que carregam tensão e reflexão, convidando o leitor a confrontar realidades complexas.
