3000 Years of Spontaneous Insurrection Yves Férmion     2002     280p     6 x 9 Every now and then, things explode. Riots, uprisings, revolutions, and new and bizarre social groups spring up seemingly from nowhere. Our standard histories tend to treat these as oddities, if treated at all, or as misguided responses to hard times, limited by lack … Continue reading Orgasms of History →

General Considerations and Firsthand Testimony Concerning Some Brief flowerings of Life in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and, Incidentally, Our Own Time Raoul Vaneigem     1986     302p     6 x 9 A historical reflection on the ways religious and economic forces have shaped Western culture. Within this broad frame, Vaneigem examines … Continue reading The Movement of the Free Spirit →