{"product_id":"a-peoples-history-of-civilization-paperback","title":"A People's History of Civilization - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Zerzan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book includes sixteen essays ranging from the beginning of civilization to today's general crisis. Zerzan provides a critical perspective about civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA People's History of Civilization \u003c\/em\u003eincludes chapters about: \u003cbr\u003ePatriarchy\u003cbr\u003eThe City and its Inmates\u003cbr\u003eWar Enters the Picture\u003cbr\u003eThe Bronze Age\u003cbr\u003eThe Axial Age\u003cbr\u003eThe Crisis of Late Antiquity\u003cbr\u003eRevolt and Heresy\u003cbr\u003eModernity Takes Charge\u003cbr\u003eWho Killed Ned Ludd\u003cbr\u003eCultural Luddism\u003cbr\u003eIndustrialism and Resistance\u003cbr\u003eDecadence\u003cbr\u003eWWI\u003cbr\u003eCivilization's Pathological Endgame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Zerzan, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eBlack and Green Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003ehas successfully toured Europe to speak from his primitivist perspective regarding contemporary civilization. Zerzan calls Eugene, Oregon home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 311\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770541768992,"sku":"9781627310598","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d50fd6797bc7c0f88dc07c7b45fb3660.webp?v=1780373567","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-peoples-history-of-civilization-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}