A Language Older Than Words

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A Language Older Than Words is a non-fiction book by Derrick Jensen, first published in 2000. The author uses his own personal experience of abuse as a springboard for looking at civilization as a culture of abuse, exploring the connections between various atrocities. Jensen also urges his readers to reconnect with the land.

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  1. 1 2 "About Derrick Jensen" . Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  2. "Nonfiction Review: A Language Older than Words". Publishers Weekly.