T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone (Autonomedia New Autonomy Series) by Peter Lamborn Wilson

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T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone (Autonomedia New Autonomy Series)

by Hakim Bey

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Info:	Autonomedia (2003), Edition: 2 Sub, Paperback, 160 pages
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A worthless collection of disorganized ramblings and pseudo-anarchic mumbo-jumbo. Is this supposed to be spiritual, or inspired, or even revolutionary? Try self-indulgent, juvenile, and laughably mainstream. Just one example ought to prove the point: Bey advocates walking into your local Citibank branch and taking a shit on the floor. Wow, man, that's gonna change things! How radical! No, wait, that's just stupid...

Seriously overhyped nonsense on display here, without a shred of actual analysis, insight, or inspiration to be found. If I could give it zero stars, I would. (

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manque | Jun 30, 2008 |

The title alone should be enough of an intrigue to get your attention. Hakim Bey is probably the most popular American writer that no one has ever heard of (check out how many websites are linked to him). For those in the know, Bey is easily the most cutting edge and controversial political philosopher at the end of this American Century. I would go so far as to say that he has the ability to approach common problems of 20th century politics with the same lateral-thinking genius that Einstein brought to 19th century physics; he sidesteps the implicit and invisible assumptions of most political dialogue, treating social change as a zen koan and anarchism as Western culture's crass attempt at something equivalent to Taoism. I promise that you've never read anything quite like this. -Charles

skylightbooks | Feb 9, 2008 |

i love hakim bey.
i love him.
i have always loved him.
more people should read his books.
brilliant brilliant brilliant. (

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"Chaos never died," declares this collection of post-postmodern "broadsheets of ontological anarchism." "They lied to you, sold you ideas of good and evil, gave you distrust of your body and shame for your prophethood of chaos, invented words of disgust for your molecular love, mesmerized you with inattention, bored you with civilization and all its usurious emotions." Hakim Bey's calls for a response rooted in "poetic terrorism" are definitely not for the philosophically staid or squeamish, advocating "black magic as revolutionary action" and "a congress of weird religions." But his elaboration of the idea of the Temporary Autonomous Zone, intentional communities that live outside the law, offers a captivating notion of hedonist radicalism for the eve of the 21st century. T.A.Z. is provocative, at times obscene, but it also proves that the avant-garde can entertain as well as challenge. --Ron Hogan

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