Beyond civilization : humanity's next great adventure / Daniel Quinn.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, New York : Three Rivers Press, ?1999Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: 202 pages ; 21 cmISBN:- 0609805363
- 9780609805367
- Humanity's next great adventure
- CB19 .Q56 1999
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection Books | John Brown University Library | Main | CB19 .Q56 1999 | Available | 39524100435035 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.
Book Description: In Beyond Civilization, Daniel Quinn thinks the unthinkable. We all know there's no one right way to build a bicycle, no one right way to design an automobile, no one right way to make a pair of shoes, but we're convinced that there must be only one right way to live -- and the one we have is it, no matter what. Beyond Civilization makes practical sense of the vision of Daniel Quinn's best-selling novel Ishmael. Examining ancient civilizations such as the Maya and the Olmec, as well as modern-day microcosms of alternative living like circus societies, Quinn guides us on a quest for a new model for society, one that is forward-thinking and encourages diversity instead of suppressing it. Beyond Civilization is not about a "New World Order" but a "New Personal World Order" that would allow people to assert control over their own destiny and grant them the freedom to create their own way of life right now -- not in some distant utopian future.