About this title: During the 1960s, Morris Dickstein claims, America seemed to be at the gates of Eden verging on a new way of experiencing life, art, and culture. In this book, he discusses how America reached the gates and why, in the end, they remained closed. Beginning with Allen Ginsberg and the Beat poets of the late 1950s, Dickstein traces the rise of a new sensibility in American thought, writing, and music through lively and incisive analyses of such sixties icons as Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Bob Dylan, Norman Mailer, Ralph Ellison, Joseph Heller, Paul Goodman, Norman O. Brown, and the Rolling Stones. Now, ...
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Description: Good. 1978-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 1978-10-24
ISBN-13:9780465097319ISBN:0465097316
Description: Fair. An average used paperback with wear, corner bumps, small creases, light stains, etc. Text is clean but pages are somewhat yellowed with age. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books, Inc, New York
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780465026319ISBN:0465026311
Description: Good in Fair jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. PICTORIAL DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. BLACK CLOTH COVER WITH LIGHT STAINING. INTERIOR PAGES HAVE SLIGHT STAINING AND LIGHT INKING. DUST JACKET HAS SECTION WITH LIBRARY STICKERS CUT OUT. read more
Description: Octavo, softcover, near fine. Wraps beginning to darken with age. 300 pp. including index. A vital and important book for onyone who wants to know the intricate and sometimes explosive connections between culture and politics in the 60's. Highly acclaimed as a lasting contribution to our understanding of American culture and society. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780465026319ISBN:0465026311
Description: Near Fine- in Near Fine jacket. This is a look at the political and cultural puzzle of the 60's. This is a black cloth hard back American History & Sociology book. The condition is Near Fine-and the jacket is Near Fine. c1977, First Printing. This book has a very bright and clean cover with nice sharp orange lettering. The edges and corners are very good. This book is firm and the pages are tight, bright and unmarked. The last few pages in the index has some browned square area. There is a p/o ... read more
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Black cloth binding, orange titles, purple topstain. Book unread and near fine; DJ also with slight age discoloration to edges. 300 pp. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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