Endgame, Volume 1 The Problem of Civilization

by Jensen, Derrick

• ISBN13: 9781583227305
• ISBN10: 158322730X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781583229736
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-06
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
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Summary

"Derrick Jensen is a rare and original voice of sanity in a chaotic world. He has wisdom and wit, grace and style, and is a wonderful guide to a good life beautifully lived."-Howard Zinn The companion piece to Derrick Jensen's immensely popular and highly acclaimed works A Language Older Than Words and The Culture of Make Believe, Endgame stands to become Jensen's most influential book. Building on a series of simple but increasingly provocative premises, Jensen leaves us hoping for what may be inevitable: a return to agrarian communal life via the disintegration of civilization itself.

Author Biography

Activist, philosopher, teacher, and leading voice of uncompromising dissent, DERRICK JENSEN holds degrees in creative writing and mineral engineering physics. In 2008, he was named one of the Utne Reader’s "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World," and in 2006 he was named Press Action’s Person of the Year for his work on Endgame. He lives in California.

Table of Contents

Premises	p. IX
Apocalypse	p. 1
Five Stories	p. 5
Civilization	p. 15
Clean Water	p. 25
Catastrophe	p. 33
Violence	p. 49
Irredeemable	p. 67
Counterviolence	p. 77
Listening to the Land	p. 87
Carrying Capacity	p. 101
The Needs of the Natural World	p. 121
Predator and Prey	p. 131
Choices	p. 141
Abuse	p. 155
A Culture of Occupation	p. 183
Why Civilization is Killing the World, Part I	p. 207
Why Civilization is Killing the World, Part II	p. 229
Bringing Down Civilization, Part I	p. 249
A History of Violence	p. 269
Hatred	p. 281
Love Does Not Imply Pacifism	p. 293
It's Time to Get Out	p. 303
Courage	p. 315
Hope	p. 327
The Civilized Will Smile as They Tear You Limb from Limb	p. 339
Their Insanity Was Permanent	p. 351
Romantic Nihilism	p. 361
Neck Deep in Denial	p. 367
Making It Happen	p. 375
Fulcrums	p. 387
Violence	p. 397
Spending Our Way to Sustainability	p. 405
Empathy and Its Other	p. 415
Should We Fight Back?	p. 425
Star Wars	p. 445
Acknowledgments	p. 453
Notes	p. 455
Bibliography	p. 473
About the Author	p. 495
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