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9781932100860

This Is Burning Man : The Rise of a New American Underground

by Unknown
  • ISBN13:

    9781932100860

  • ISBN10:

    1932100865

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2006-07-01
  • Publisher: PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP

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Summary

A provocative look at the extraordinary annual Burning Man festivalheld each year before Labor Day, and drawing thousands of people from all walks of life to the forbidding Black Rock Desert in Nevadaspotlights the radically self-reliant and vibrantly creative community that gathers for a week-long stay that culminates in the burning of a symbolic wooden man. The glamorous and anarchic aspects of the makeshift cityideas that are at once ingenious and unimaginable in normal societyinclude a three-story temple composed of discarded dinosaur puzzle pieces, a giant flame-spewing metal-lotus flower, and a glowing white whale sailing over the starry desert sky. The magnificent spirit of a festival where money and spectators are not allowed is captured here, bringing a piece of the whimsical, strange, and enlightened energy to those who've never participated as well as to veterans wishing to reminisce.

Author Biography

Brian Doherty is the senior editor of Reason magazine. His articles have been published in Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Spin, and Washington Post. He lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Welcome to Black Rock City 1(18)
Part One: Ignition
1 "A Spontaneous Act of Radical Self-Expression"
19(14)
2 "You May Already Be a Member!"
33(18)
3 "It Felt Like Glory"
51(34)
Part Two: Radical Self-Reliance
4 "It Ain't Ever Happening Again"
85(26)
5 The Fall of the Temple of the Three Guys
111(24)
6 "Of Course It's All Right to Shoot Papa Satan!"
135(22)
Part Three: No Spectators
7 The World's Most Dangerous Drink Blender
157(24)
8 "The Ass Has Spoken!"
181(22)
9 "This Isn't What the Real World Is Like"
203
Part Four: Anarchy and Community
10 "You Can Burn Your Own Car"
229(22)
11 Leave No Trace
251(16)
12 "Beyond the Valley of the Groovy"
267(18)
Epilogue: We All Bid the Right Thing 285(12)
Acknowledgments 297(4)
Index 301(12)
About the Author 313

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