THE METALLIC COMPLEX

The cultural history of metals as a means of describing the deep relationship between technology and human violence.

Book companion • Research archive • Community forum

THE WORK

Volume I: The Metallic Complex

  • Orders of Fire
  • Prometheus
  • Metals, Smiths, and Wizards
  • Warriors, Weapons, Ornament
  • War Machines and Kings
  • Mining and Slavery

Volume II: Violence and Repair

  • Monstrosity and the Hero
  • Repairing Metallic Corruption
  • Freedom and Domination
  • Building Blocks for Initiatory Culture

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