{"product_id":"a-peoples-history-of-civilization-9781627310598","title":"A People's History of Civilization","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Zerzan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feral House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781627310598","brand":"Feral House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606461374601,"sku":"9781627310598","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_22858d82-2408-4d57-899a-cace01112428.jpg?v=1776752206","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-peoples-history-of-civilization-9781627310598","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}