Bibliograph

American hippies, W.J. Rorabaugh

Type

Label

American hippies, W.J. Rorabaugh

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American hippies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

900332629

Responsibility statement

W.J. Rorabaugh

Series statement

Cambridge essential histories

Summary

"In the late 1960s and early 1970s hundreds of thousands of white middle-class American youths suddenly became hippies. This short overview of the hippie social movement in the United States examines the movement's beliefs and practices, including psychedelic drugs, casual sex, and rock music, as well as the phenomena of spiritual seeking, hostility to politics, and communes. W.J. Rorabaugh synthesizes how hippies strived for authenticity, expressed individualism, and yearned for community. Viewing the tumultuous Sixties from a new angle, Rorabaugh shows how the counterculture led to subsequent social and cultural changes in the United States with legacies including casual sex, natural foods, and even the personal computer."--Publisher's web site

Table Of Contents

Origins -- Drugs, music, and spirituality -- Bodies, sex, and gender -- Diggers, yippies, and people's park -- Communes

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Creator