086749
Los Angeles
2005
15×23
meki
275
engleski
Cijena: 15,00 EUR
Enlarged Edition. "Against Civilization: Readings and Reflections" is a seminal anthology edited by anarcho-primitivist philosopher John Zerzan, first published in 1999. The book serves as a foundational primer for Green Anarchism and Anarcho-Primitivism, gathering radical critiques of industrial society, technology, and the "pathology of civilization" itself. The anthology collects excerpts from a diverse range of historical and contemporary thinkers who challenge the notion that civilization is an inherent good. Featured authors include Jean-Jacques Rousseau, William Morris, Paul Shepard, Kirkpatrick Sale, Fredy Perlman, and Richard Heinberg. The texts analyze the contradictions of industrial capitalism and advocate for a return to hunter-gatherer ways of life. Zerzan and his contributors argue that agricultural civilization is inherently oppressive, leading to domestication, alienation, and ecological destruction. Rather than offering only "poetic rage," the book includes reasoned analyses of vernacular culture and visions of a world beyond systematic exploitation.
