American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformi

by Gina Renée Misiroglu

Book Overview

Counterculture, while commonly used to describe youth-oriented movements during the 1960s, refers to any attempt to challenge or change conventional values and practices or the dominant lifestyles of the day. This fascinating three-volume set explores these movements in America from colonial times to the present in colorful detail. "American Countercultures" is the first reference work to examine the impact of countercultural movements on American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765680602
• ISBN13: 9780765680600
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 1200 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.0"