A People's History of Civilization
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A People's History of Civilization

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A People's History of Civilization

About this book

The American anarchist, primitivist philosopher, and author John Zerzan critiques agriculture-based civilization as inherently oppressive and advocates drawing upon the life of hunter-gatherers as an inspiration for what free society should look like. Subjects of his criticism include domestication, language, symbolic thought, and the concept of time.

This book includes sixteen essays ranging from the beginning of civilization to today's general crisis. Zerzan provides a critical perspective about civilization.

A People's History of Civilization includes chapters about:
Patriarchy
The City and its Inmates
War Enters the Picture
The Bronze Age
The Axial Age
The Crisis of Late Antiquity
Revolt and Heresy
Modernity Takes Charge
Who Killed Ned Ludd
Cultural Luddism
Industrialism and Resistance
Decadence
WWI
Civilization's Pathological Endgame

In recent years, John Zerzan, co-editor of Black and Green Review, has successfully toured Europe to speak from his primitivist perspective regarding contemporary civilization. Zerzan calls Eugene, Oregon

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. Agriculture/Domestication: Cornerstone of Civilization
  7. 2. Civilization is Patriarchy
  8. 3. The City and Its Inmates
  9. 4. War Enters the Picture
  10. 5. The Bronze Age: Origins of the One Percent
  11. 6. Civilization Tightens Its Grip: The Axial Age
  12. 7. The Crisis of Late Antiquity: Arrivederci Roma
  13. 8. Revolt and Heresy in the Late Middle Ages
  14. 9. Modernity Takes Charge: Renaissance to Enlightenment
  15. 10. Who Killed Ned Ludd?
  16. 11. Cultural Luddism: Enduring Anti-Industrial Currents
  17. 12. Industrialism and Resistance: The Case of the U.S.
  18. 13. Decadence and the Machine
  19. 14. Social and Cultural Movements Meet World War I
  20. 15. Civilization’s Pathological Endgame
  21. 16. Concluding Anti-History Postscript