Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

Useful but not up to its promises:

Honestly, I've been a bit disappointed by the book. The reason why it made this list, however, is that it makes us aware that human beings did not appear as civilization builders. Indeed, civilization was only one of the many experiments that humans tested in order to improve their lives. Quinn shows us that many cultures tried this experiment at one point in their history, but that they all gave it up because they quickly realized that (1) this lifestyle pushed them to work more than ever before, and (2)... more info

Going Beyond Civilization:

"Beyond Civilization" follows in the footsteps and elaborates on the themes of Daniel Quinn's Ishmael Trilogy ("Ishmael," "The Story of B," and "My Ishmael"), which should be read before this companion volume is tackled. Unlike these three books, "Beyond Civilization" is non-fiction, a collection of short essays in which Quinn clarifies some of the ideas from the Ishmael Trilogy and responds to questions posed by readers and critics. A bibliography and thematic index for all four books are also extremely... more info

beyond civilization:

Beyond Civilization
Alexandria Kebede

Daniel Quinn is a good writer. He's book was reader friendly so I enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed his teaching. The book was about civilization. He talked about the life we live and the life humans used to live in. There's a big deference between the city life and the life lived by bushmen in Africa.
Although a lot of people might not want to accept it. Daniel stresses that we were all bushmen at one point and we have to accept it, whether we like it or... more info

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