A new edition of Zerzan's first collection of essays, exploring alienation, and the resistance it has engendered.
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Resist Civilization! Go feral!,
By wildflowerboy (planet earth) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Elements Of Refusal (Paperback)
Elements of Refusal is regarded by many as the bible of anarcho-primativism, a spiritual call to dismantle domination and return to wilderness. In these technocratic, totalitarian times, Zerzan's profound critique of industrialism, capitalism, work and the machine itself is utterly life-changing and urgent. It will inspire you to quit your job, turn off the tv and run naked through the woods. This book will help you learn to measure your life not in minutes, but in moments, moments of deep connection, sensuality and adventure. (Time, after all, was invented by capitalists as an instrument of socal control.) So tear up your time card and jump into the river. Fall into the arms of lovers or dance with the birds and wind. Remember what the Situationists once said, "Beneath the paving stones, the beach".
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How deep does the rabbit hole go?,
By Wes Howard-Brook (Issaquah, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Elements Of Refusal (Paperback)
I've been using this book in a college course on "liberation theology" for several terms. Since the essential goal of liberation theology is to discover the roots of our enslavement and do something about it, Zerzan's book is essential for anyone seeking to go deeper than the manifestations of economic and social injustice that abound today. Zerzan argues cogently and with passion that most social diagnosticians are still naming symptoms rather than the disease itself. With much courage, Zerzan gets to the root of our ills.
Few students I've taught have ever asked the questions Zerzan asks, nor considered any of the evidence he offers. This can be daunting, intimidating, even frightening. But with guidance, reading Zerzan can lead to stimulating discussions that extend far beyond the bounds of the classroom.
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One truth you will not face?,
This review is from: Elements Of Refusal (Paperback)
When one looks at the multitude of problems in civilized life, can one face the possibility that it is civilization itself that is the problem? More specifically, industrial civilization. The author of "Elements of Refusal", John Zerzan, the leading proponent of the anarcho_primivitist faction of anarchism, a man who I have personally corresponded with, attempts to face this issue, square on, without intimidation. How deep would you look to find the source of your alienation from nature and each other, and how bold would you be to face any possibility, and most important, what changes would you make? This author truly has a unique perspective on what we call civilization. Do read "Elements of Refusal", by John Zerzan.
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Just as today's most obsessive notion is that of the material reality of time, self-existent time was the first lie of social life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
revolt against work, fall into time Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Wall Street Journal, World Report, Business Week, San Francisco, General Motors, United States, New England, Harvard Business Review, Supreme Court, United Auto Workers, Psychology Today, Elements of Refusal, Secretary of Labor, White House, General Electric, Labor Department, Middle Ages, Upper Paleolithic, Adam Smith, Christian Science Monitor, Judson Gooding, National Guard, North American, President Nixon New!
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- Negative Dialectics (Negative Dialectics Ppr) by Theodor W. Adorno on page 271, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present by David S. Landes on page 96, and Back Matter
- Myth and Reality (Religious Traditions of the World) by Mircea Eliade in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Being and Time by Martin Heidegger on page 26, and Back Matter
- Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett on page 27, and Back Matter
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- Minding Nature: Philosophers of Ecology, The by David Macauley on page 129
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- Anarchy After Leftism by Bob Black in Back Matter
- The Ecological Community by Roger S. Gottlieb on page 131
- The Thriller And Northern Ireland Since 1969: Utterly Resigned Terror (Studies in European Cultural Transition) by Aaron Kelly in Back Matter
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