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Author Miller, Timothy S

Title The Hippies and American values
Published Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (193 pages)
Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction to the Second Edition; Chapter 1: The Ethics of Dope; Chapter 2: The Ethics of Sex; Chapter 3: The Ethics of Rock; Chapter 4: The Ethics of Community; Chapter 5: Forward on All Fronts: The Ethics of Cultural Opposition; Chapter 6: Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary "Turn on, tune in, drop out," Timothy Leary advised young people in the 1960s. And many did, creating a counterculture built on drugs, rock music, sexual liberation, and communal living. The hippies preached free love, promoted flower power, and cautioned against trusting anyone over thirty. Eschewing money, materialism, and politics, they repudiated the mainstream values of the times. Along the way, these counterculturists created a lasting legacy and inspired long-lasting social changes. The Hippies and American Values uses an innovative approach to exploring the tenets of the
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Subject Hippies -- United States -- History
Subculture -- United States -- History
Social sciences.
social sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Hippies
Social conditions
Social sciences
Subculture
SUBJECT United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140520
Subject United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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