On the Fireline . Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters. By Matthew Desmond . University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007. 379 pp. $24, £15. ISBN 9780226144085. Incorporating his own experiences from time spent as a seasonal firefighter in Arizona, Desmond provides a sociological analysis of his fellow firefighters to argue against explanations for risk-taking that stress traits such as courage, toughness, and aggressiveness or cold calculations by individuals.
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