Counterculture Kaleidoscope
Subtitle: Musical and Cultural Perspectives on Late Sixties San Francisco
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: June 28, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780472115587
Subjects: Genres & Styles - Rock; United States - 20th Century; United States - State & Local - General; Music / Rock; Music; Music/Songbooks; 20th century; California; Counterculture; History; History and criticism; Rock music; Rock musicians; San Francisco
Description: Counterculture Kaleidoscope explores the traditions represented in the cultural and musical practices of the late Sixties San Francisco counterculture. Dismantling the notion that the movement was all about rebellion and opposition, the book dislodges two myths: first, that the counterculture was an organized sociopolitical movement consisting of progressive people (dubbed "hippies") with a shared agenda who opposed the mainstream, and second, that the counterculture was a pure and innocent entity co-opted by commercialism and transformed over time into an agent of so-called "hip consumerism."--Publisher description.