The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism: Anarchy and Conspiracy (Forgotten Books) - Softcover

Bey, Hakim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1605065021 ISBN 13: 9781605065021

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2008

Synopsis

Book Description:

"The Temporary Autonomous Zone (TAZ) describes the socio-political tactic of creating temporary spaces that elude formal structures of control. The essay uses various historical and philosophical examples, all of which attempt to lead the reader to the conclusion that the best way to create a non-hierarchical system of social relationships is to concentrate on the present and on releasing one's own mind from the controlling mechanisms that have been imposed on it.

In the formation of a TAZ, Bey argues that information becomes a key tool that sneaks into the cracks of formal procedures. A new territory of the moment is created that is on the boundary line of established regions. Any attempt at permanence that goes beyond the moment deteriorates to a structured system that inevitably stifles individual creativity. It is this chance at creativity that is real empowerment." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Acknowledgments; Chaos: The Broadsheets Of Ontological Anarchism; Communiques Of The Association For Ontological Anarchy; The Temporary Autonomous Zone; Appendix A. Chaos Linguistics; Appendix B. Applied Hedonics; Appendix C. Extra Quotes

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About the Author

About the Author:

"Peter Lamborn Wilson (b. New York (or Baltimore), 1945) is an American political writer, essayist, and poet, perhaps best known for first proposing the concept of the Temporary Autonomous Zone (TAZ), based on a historical review of pirate utopias. He sometimes writes under the name Hakim Bey. The pseudonym may or may not have been a name-of-convenience or collective pseudonym used by other radical writers since the 1970s and is a combination of the Arabic word for 'wise man'-as well as any "decision-maker" or "ruler"- and a last name common in the Moorish Science Temple. Bey, originally a Turkic word for "chieftain," traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled bey, beg or beigh. They are all the same word with the simple meaning of "leader." Also in Turkish, Hakim means judge and Bey is a generic word for a gentleman (mister) generally used after a name." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1605065021
• ISBN 13: 9781605065021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166