{"product_id":"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 \u003ci\u003eA People’s History of Civilization \u003c\/i\u003e includes 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, \u003cb\u003eJohn Zerzan \u003c\/b\u003e has successfully toured Europe to speak from his primitivist perspective regarding contemporary civilization. Zerzan calls Eugene, Oregon home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feral House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031934353648,"sku":"9781627310598","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781627310598_p0.jpg?v=1763868196","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781627310598","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}