Elements Of Refusal
by John Zerzan
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Author: John ZerzanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-01-01
ISBN: 1890532010
Number of pages: 308
Publisher: CAL Press
Book Reviews of Elements Of Refusal
Book Review: Zerzan Explains the Elements of Alienation
Summary: 3 Stars
Elements of Refusal is a collection of articles and essays published in off-beat anarchist publications from the 1970's and '80s. The original edition was published in 1988. It is divided into three parts. Part one is deep and scholarly essays about the alienating effects on natural humanity of the concepts of time, language, mathematics, art, and agriculture. And be advised; These essays are scholarly and if you don't have a good foundation in philosophy,(or an interest in gaining one), you may have trouble with them. I found them interesting and valuable but others might not. So you are warned.
Part two is made up of eleven essays on such topics as the private life of Karl Marx, the origins and causes of World War I, Luddism, and the problems of the labor movement in America, as well as other topics. It's a diverse assortment but if you get bogged down or bored, you can safely skip over a chapter without missing the thrust of the book.
Part Three is an assortment of essays about the labor movement as it pertains to the American auto industry as it existed in the 1970's and early '80s. I didn't find it to be of much interest but others might, and as always with this author the opinions and facts are well supported with documentation.
So what I've decided is that this is really three books compiled into one with three chapters. Zerzan came to public notice due to his association with Unabomber terrorist and anti-modernity activist Theodore Kaczynski and yet Zerzan makes no mention of their relationship or correspondence in the book, which I found both disappointing and surprising.
If you are interested in a philosophical deconstruction of modernity then this is the book for you. If not, be advised.
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A new edition of Zerzan's first collection of essays, exploring alienation, and the resistance it has engendered.Essays Books
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