This Is Burning Man |
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Author:
| Doherty, Brian |
ISBN: | 978-0-316-71154-8 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
Publisher: | Little Brown & Company
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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Every August for the past 13 years, thousands of,freethinkers have trekked to Nevada's Black Rock,Desert for a weeklong celebration of the new. The,rules are few: participation and self-reliance are,mandatory, money and spectators are not allowed.,For a wild, anarchic week as many as 30,000 people,have communed and shared their creations. The,people who come include anarchists, Internet,millionaires, ravers, punks, hippies, academics,and suburban parents. What they create ranges...
More DescriptionEvery August for the past 13 years, thousands of,freethinkers have trekked to Nevada's Black Rock,Desert for a weeklong celebration of the new. The,rules are few: participation and self-reliance are,mandatory, money and spectators are not allowed.,For a wild, anarchic week as many as 30,000 people,have communed and shared their creations. The,people who come include anarchists, Internet,millionaires, ravers, punks, hippies, academics,and suburban parents. What they create ranges in,size and scale, but each year always culminates,with the bonfire of a massive human figure.