C.A.L. Press Books

Elements of Refusal John Zerzan's first collection of essays in a new, expanded Second Edition! "Here it is axiomatic that art, language, time, industrialism, number, technology, work and other aspects of our social lives—all hailed as the liberators of humanity—are, in fact, the co-conspirators of domestication and domination." -from the Preface. (C.A.L. Press, 1999) 320 pp. $14.95 paper. [Look for a new hardcover edition this summer.]

Anarchy after Leftism Bob Black's recent—and possibly most entertaining—book. A compact, intelligent & compelling demolition job on both Murray Bookchin's atrocious Social Anarchism vs. Lifestyle Anarchism and his overall philosophical and radical pretensions. Highly recommended. (C.A.L. Press, 1997) 176 pp. $7.95 paper.

Future Primitive & Other Essays A collection of some of John Zerzan's best critical essays from Anarchy & Demolition Derby, including "Future Primitive," "The Mass Psychology of Misery," "The Catastrophe of Postmodernism" & "Tonality and the Totality," along with his "Nihilist's Dictionary." (C.A.L. Press & Autonomedia, 1994) 185 pp. $6.95 paper.

Withered Anarchism Upcoming collection on the increasingly withered anarchism of Murray Bookchin, featuring critical essays by Bob Black (author of the title essay, "Withered Anarchism"), Lawrence Jarach ("Don't Judge a Bookchin by his Cover-ups"), Jason McQuinn, Michael William and others. (C.A.L. Press, 2006) $11.95 paper.

Revolution of Everyday Life (currently Out-of-Print) Raoul Vaneigem's still-explosive masterpiece on radical subjectivity in a world of things and their prices. This book has been serialized in past issues of Anarchy, but it's well worth reading & re-reading. One of the two major works of the Situationist International, it played a role in the gestation of the student uprising and general strike of May, 1968 in France. (Left Bank & Rebel Press, 1967, 1994) 279 pp. $15.95 paper.

Against His-Story, Against Leviathan Fredy Perlman's most important work presents his account of the world history of civilizations from their origins as they devoured primitive peoples and other civilizations on their way to the dead-end we know too well as the present day. A poetic and deeply subversive reversal of perspective on history. (Black & Red, 1983) 302 pp. $9.95 paper.

The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism Fredy Perlman's penetrating critique of nationalism left and right. This is an essential essay for understanding nationalism without illusions. (Black & Red, 1985) 58 pp. $2.95 paper.

History of the Makhnovist Movement Peter Arshinov's inspiring firsthand account of the most important anarchist movement of the Russian Revolution, centered on the partisans organized by Nestor Makhno in the Ukraine, who fought Ukrainian nationalists, the Bolshevik counter-revolution and the Czarist White armies from 1918 until defeat in 1921. (Black & Red, 1987) 284 pp. paper. Currently Out-of-Print! We'll carry this again as soon as it's reprinted.

We, the Anarchists! Stuart Christie's new critical analysis of what went wrong with the FAI (Iberian Anarchist Federation) and CNT (anarcho-syndicalist National Confederation of Workers) during the Spanish Revolution and Civil War, leading to the counter-revolutionary collaboration of these organizations with the Catalonian and Spanish governments. (Meltzer Press, 2000) 127 pp. $15.95 paper. NEW and recommended!

Running on Emptiness John Zerzan's most recent collection of essays, subtitled "The Pathology of Civilization." It includes many of his more recent contributions to Anarchy magazine, including "Time and Its Discontents" and "That Thing We Do," along with a revealing interview by Derrick Jensen and an autobiographical essay titled "So...How Did You Become an Anarchist?" (Feral House, 2002) 214 pp. $11.95 paper. NEW!

Society of the Spectacle Guy Debord's highly important masterwork updating Marx's theory of commodity fetishism for an electronically-mediated world. "Everything which was once lived has moved into its representation." One of the two central works of the Situationist International. (Black & Red, 1967, 1983) unpaginated $7.95 paper.

Situationist International Anthology Ken Knabb's definitive translation and collection of the most important articles from the S.I.'s French journal, including those by Asger Jorn, Ivan Chtcheglov, Guy Debord, Raoul Vaneigem, Attila Kótanyi, René Viénet & others. Indispensable. (Bureau of Public Secrets, 1981) 406 pp. $14.95 paper.

Journey through Utopia (currently Out-of-Stock) Marie Louise Berneri's thorough and perceptive study of the most important utopian writings since Plato's Republic. (Freedom Press, 1950) 339 pp. $9.95 paper.

Against Civilization A new anthology of "Readings and Reflections" put together by John Zerzan, including Hesiod on through to the "primitivists" of today, by way of Rousseau, William Morris, and Fourier, among others—51 selections in all. (Uncivilized Books, 1999) $9.95 paper. Currently Out-of-Print! Only a couple left. We'll carry the new edition again as soon as we can get copies.

Passionate and Dangerous: Conversations with Midwestern Anti-authoritarians & Anarchists Well, maybe not all that "dangerous," but this new survey of the midwestern anarchist scene will give you a lot better idea of who is active and what's going on out there! (1999) 70 pp. $4.00 magazine format.

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This is our current complete booklist for C.A.L. Press Books, superseding all previous book lists. This list was updated: April 6, 2006.

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