Kingfisher's Song: Memories Against Civilization
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1600478050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 322 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sadly satisfying with moments destroying and rebuilding a new hope I honestly didn't think this would be written so well. The way he describes his interactions with others and how he could help them see his view, is the ultimate comedy and sadly satisfying. I'm on my way to finishing the book, so far, I'm very pleased and can't put it down. It is nice to see someth. Derek Campbell said Awesome. After reading only three chapters I am already enjoying this book! If you have read Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire, then you will certainly enjoy this book.
It has produced the Salvationist religions-Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism-all major faiths apart from animism, the unorganized group of indigenous cosmologies usually described as 'primitive.' Civilization's conduct is dictated by a small minority, and though some of us benefit from this system and some do not, only those few are really able to decide what happens." -from the book In this memoir of unwavering love and focused rage, the author contemplates the reasons for environmental and social injustice in the origins of agriculture in Mesopotamia and the Dust Bowl disaster of the American Midwest, from the modern war waged on animals by the United States' Wildlife Services agency to the quiet wilderness fragments of northern California and southeast Utah. It is only power, a complex system built upon agriculture and human supremacy, which includes industrialism, currency exchanges, misogyny, and racism. "Though we're used to thinking of civilization as the same as society and culture, it's not-it's an organization of power. As with any well-contrived political apparatus, civilization mimics good and useful things-humanity, culture, society-but that's not what it is. A new voice in a growing movement, Kingfisher's Song is a primer for decisive activism, an appeal for decency and compassion to break the institutions devouring human and biological communities, a call for honestly sustainable cultures and a worthwhile future.