The American Counterculture

by Christopher Gair

Book Overview

The American counterculture played a major role during a pivotal moment in American history. Post-War prosperity combined with the social and political repression characteristic of middle-class life to produce both widespread civil disobedience and artistic creativity in the Baby Boomer generation.This introduction explores the relationship between the counterculture and American popular culture. It looks at the ways in which Hollywood and corporate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748619895
• ISBN13: 9780748619894
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher