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Counterculture Kaleidoscope: Musical and Cultural Perspectives on Late Sixties San Francisco
Nadya Zimmerman
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Description for Counterculture Kaleidoscope: Musical and Cultural Perspectives on Late Sixties San Francisco
Hardcover. Explores the traditions represented in the cultural and musical practices of the late Sixties San Francisco counterculture. This book examines primary source material to demonstrate that the San Francisco counterculture in 1966-67 displayed no interest in commitment to a cause - embracing everything in general, but nothing in particular. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AVG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
This book offers a bold reconsideration of the meaning of 1960s San Francisco counterculture.""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 socio political 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.""As several recent ... Read more
This book offers a bold reconsideration of the meaning of 1960s San Francisco counterculture.""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 socio political 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.""As several recent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472115587
SKU
V9780472115587
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About Nadya Zimmerman
Nadya Zimmerman received her Ph.D. in musicology at the University of California Los Angeles. Currently she teaches at Cornish College of the Arts in Seaattle, Washington.
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