The Fifth Estate is an
anarcho-primitivist 'zine that has been in
publication since the
1960's. It is very, very hard to find a copy of this
zine, as it is published by people who
despise technology. It was started by
Fredy Perlman and the
Detroit Black & Red Collective in the 1960's. Perlman's theory was as follows:
Oppressive civilization was created by tribal leaders creating a waterway system during a drought, to increase crop yield, therefore creating a
surplus. This surplus was then sold, creating a
profit. To build and maintain these waterways required
many hands, thus creating the first
wage slaves. This was the first
Leviathan.
The Fifth Estate went on to hold some of the finest pieces of writing on the anarcho-primitivist front. John Zerzan got his start in the Fifth Estate. Also, Lewis Mumford wrote countless anti-megamachine essays in this evasive zine.