American countercultures
Subtitle: an encyclopedia of nonconformists, alternative lifestyles, and radical ideas in U.S. history
By: Gina Misiroglu, editor.
Contributors: Misiroglu, Gina Renée.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780765680600
Subjects: Counterculture -- United States -- History; Popular culture -- United States -- History; United States -- Social life and customs
Description: This 3 volume set highlights the writings, recordings, and visual works produced by countercultural movements to educate and incite action in all eras of U.S. history. The term "counterculture" refers to any intentional departure from conventional values and practices or the dominant lifestyles of the day. A-Z entries provide information on the personalities, places, events, concepts, beliefs, groups, and practices. The set includes illustrations, a topic finder, primary source documents, bibliographic citations, cross-references, and an index. This work explores these movements in the United States from colonial times to the present and examines the impact of countercultural movements on American social history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.