Anarchy & Ecstasy: Visions of Halcyon Days"Anarchy and Ecstasy examines vital issues on the interface between 'fact' and 'fiction,' history and myth, and proposes the development of a culture of anarchy: a culture aware of its roots in a genuinely halcyon society - and confident of its future in a renewed earthly paradise." --Back cover. |
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