Robert C. Cottrell

Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll

The Rise of America's 1960s Counterculture

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Produktbeschreibung

As the first full-bodied treatment of the American counterculture of the 1960s, Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll traces its origins, discusses its most important figures, delves into iconic works, relates its ebb and flow, dissects the intersection of culture and politics, highlights millennial and apocalyptic sensibilities, and traces legacies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 696g
• ISBN-13: 9781538111116
• ISBN-10: 153811111X
• Artikelnr.: 49095500

Autorenporträt

Robert C. Cottrell is a professor of history and American studies at California State University, Chico. He lives in Chico.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The Precursors: From Utopia to Huxley
Chapter 2: Troubadours for a New American Bohemia: Allen Ginsberg, Jack
Kerouac, and the Beats Chapter 3: The Continued Reception of the Beats
Chapter 4: From Harvard to Millbrook: Timothy Leary Chapter 5: The Merry
Prankster: Ken Kesey Chapter 6: The Magic Elixir of Sex and a Touch of
Anarchism Chapter 7: The Magic in the Music Chapter 8: California Dreaming
and Haight-Ashbury Chapter 9: Spreading the Word: Alternative Media Chapter
10: People of the Book Chapter 11: From the Human Be-In to the Summer of
Love Chapter 12: The Death of Hippie and Early Postmortems Chapter 13:
Alternative Living Chapter 14: From Hippie to Yippie on the Way to
Revolution Chapter 15: Fighting in the Streets and the Latest Battle of the
Bands Chapter 16: COINTELPRO and the Millennium Chapter 17: The Conspiracy,
Street Fighting Man, and the Apocalypse Chapter 18: The Not So Slow Fade
Chapter 19: It's All Over Now Notes Bibliography Index About the Author