Artist, poet, and political activist, Jimmie Durham has been one of the most influential figures of recent decades. This volume of writings comprise a selection of essays and conferences on art and society, critical reflections on ŇEurasia,Ó the history of US-American Indian relations, and observations on the city and nature. A recurrent theme in his interrogation of the ideological complicity between monumental architecture and scriptureŃŇarchitextureÓŃas the foundation of Eurocentric belief and tool of others disenfranchisement.