- Taschenbuch: 362 Seiten
- Verlag: Feral House; Auflage: Revised. (Januar 1991)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0922915059
- ISBN-13: 978-0922915057
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,5 x 13,6 x 2,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.6 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (5 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 48.250 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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For years I've been a little leery of this book. First published in 1987, this anthology of doomster essays has become a fixture on the bookshelves of every Tom, Pierced Dick, and Harry. After finally reading it, I have to admit that my prejudice against those who think that being cool means reading lots of ReSearch magazines kept me away from what is actually a fascinating volume, wherein the most absurd, inexcusable positions are defended with calm intelligence and witty rationality. With essays ranging from the sexual liberation of necrophiliacs to strong cases against art and agriculture, editor Adam Parfrey's collection is one that Tristan Tzara would enjoy, if he were to rise from his mouldy grave in search of good bathroom reading.
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Imprisoned during much of World War II in Buchenwald, the scholar Robert Eisler saw the beast in civilized man and had nothing but time to meditate upon it. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Imprisoned during much of World War II in Buchenwald, the scholar Robert Eisler saw the beast in civilized man and had nothing but time to meditate upon it. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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I bought this book, for two reasons, 1. There's this Independent Thinkers Contest sponsored by Barnes and Noble which has the sequel Apocalypse Culture II as a potential book to write about, and 2. I looked at it, was pretty disgusted but thought maybe there was some potential in the nonsense chapter on the King of the World (Rex mundi), you know the one with the king walking proudly holding his gigantic erect phallus with a crown on top.
Anyway, call me neurotic or hysterical, but the book is so sickening and repulsive that I could barely stand looking at the pictures without feeling like I was going to retch and retch and retch. As far as the writings go, if you like to read the sad and incoherent ramblings of psychopaths, sociopaths, psychotics, drop outs, and the sexually abused, then be brave and go for it. Otherwise, if you want to pity them, but just are too damned repulsed to do it, then you'd better not read any of it.
Is this book saying anything about culture? My opinion is not really any more than a hundred million pornographic internet sites are.
Should this stuff, not the book per se, but the stuff that goes on in it, be banned as obscene? Probably not, there's this First Amendment thing that every maniac likes to use to keep his "art" alive, but hey . . . I wouldn't want to have this garbage stuffed in my face everyday. So as long as it stays on the fringes of society, I guess its kinda sorta alright to be there, maybe.
Are these highly delusional and psychopathic, probably sexually abused people curable? Maybe, but I sure don't want to make it my goal to set out to cure them of their psychoses.
Is the world coming to an end? Maybe.
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Most of the stuff in this book is crap. But there is one essay in this book which is VERY interesting, and should be read by everyone.
As I recall, it's called "Agriculture - the demon engine of civilisation". The writer suggests that, for 000's of years, humans lived in balance with nature, in small, healthy bands of nomadic hunter gatherers, moving around with the seasons. There were no wars and no sense of individuality, as there were no possessions.
Then agriculture came along, and we had trade, pollution, religion, the rise of an elite class, famine, disease, war, mass-industry, popular culture, all based on the degradation of animals and the rape of the planet.
We are taught that, over time, humans "learnt" how to plant seeds, domesticate animals, etc, and that this is somehow "better", because we were able to feed more people and have more time for leisure. What do we do with our leisure time? Surf the net, watch The Simpsons, get "mystical" and gas Jews.
WHY did we move over to agriculture, if the results have been so awful?
Without doubt, the most important shift in human consciousness occured at this point. Yet no one has come up with a reason for the crucial change. If something aint broke, why fix it?
Aliens giving us a bit of a kick (thanks guys)? Climate change?
I would be happy to discuss this essay with anyone.
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This book is like a magazine filled with the illest sensationalistic articles:
Masonic/Kennedy Conspiracy Technophobia Schizophrenic Writing Lycanthropy Fakir Musafa JPL Crowley Conspiracy
It's been a while since I've read this so I'm not doing it justice. I just remember not wanting to put it down.
If you like this book, also check out all the Re/Search books, the Amok Sourcebooks, Cosmic Trigger, and Kooks.
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the world's going to hell in a handbasket
_Apocalyspe Culture_ edited by
Adam Palfrey (second edition)
is a hard book to classify;
perhaps the closest one could
get is to describe it... Lesen Sie weiter...
Adam Palfrey (second edition)
is a hard book to classify;
perhaps the closest one could
get is to describe it... Lesen Sie weiter...
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