The Hippies and American Values

Informationen zum Autor TIMOTHY MILLER is a professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas. He is the author and editor of several books, including The 60s Communes: Hippies and Beyond and America's Alternative Religions. Klappentext Turn on, tune in, drop out, Timothy Leary advised young people in the 1960s. And many did, creating a counterculture built on drugs, rock music, sexual liberation, and communal living. This uses an innovative approach to exploring the tenets of the counterculture movement. Rather than relying on interviews conducted years after the fact, Timothy Miller uses 'underground' newspapers published at the time to provide an in-depth exploration. Zusammenfassung Presents the ethics and beliefs of American hippies on the topics of drugs! sex! rock music! community! and cultural opposition! drawing from underground newspapers of the late 1960s; also discusses the hippie legacy.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Miller, Timothy A Miller, Timothy A. Miller, Timothy S. Miller
• Publisher: Univeristy of Tennessee Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2011
• EAN: 9781572338173
• ISBN: 978-1-57233-817-3
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries