Cultural History of the Radical Sixties in the San Francisco Bay Area

Informationen zum Autor Ashbolt, Anthony Klappentext The San Francisco Bay Area was a meeting point for radical politics and counterculture in the 1960s. Until now there has been little understanding of what made political culture here unique. This work explores the development of a regional culture of radicalism in the Bay Area, one that underpinned both political protest and the counterculture. Zusammenfassung The San Francisco Bay Area was a meeting point for radical politics and counterculture in the 1960s. Until now there has been little understanding of what made political culture here unique. This work explores the development of a regional culture of radicalism in the Bay Area, one that underpinned both political protest and the counterculture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: The Culture and Politics of Space; Chapter 1a The Culture Wars and the Sixties; Chapter 2 Go West!; Chapter 3 Free Space, Free Speech; Chapter 4 SDS Goes West; Chapter 5 Genesis of a Counterculture; Chapter 6 The Contradictions of Cultural Radicalism; Chapter 7 Liberated Territory; Chapter 8 Revolutionary Dreams, Provincial Politics; Chapter 9 Soulful Socialism and Felicitous Space;

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Ashbolt, Ashbolt Anthony
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138661721
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66172-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Studies for the International Society for Cultural History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, California, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, c 1960 to c 1969