William S. Burroughsвђ™ "the Revised Boy Scout Ma... -

The text presents itself as a guide for young revolutionaries to overthrow corrupt governments using "weapons of illusion" and electronic tools. Key themes explored in the manual include:

The definitive edition, published by Ohio State University Press in 2018, was compiled from recordings found in OSU archives and incomplete typescripts from other university libraries. William S. Burroughs’ "The revised boy scout ma...

Review of William S. Burroughs' The Revised Boy Scout Manual The text presents itself as a guide for

Reviewers often note a tension between his cynical view of the human condition and a utopian hope that we can "do better" by dismantling current hierarchies. William S. Burroughs’ "The revised boy scout ma...