American Hippies

W. J. Rorabaugh is Professor of History at the University of Washington, Seattle. His numerous books include The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition; Berkeley at War: The 1960s; Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties (Cambridge University Press, 2002); and The Real Making of the President: Kennedy, Nixon, and the 1960 Election. Rorabaugh received his AB from Stanford University and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.

• Introduction; 1. Origins; 2. Drugs, music, and spirituality; 3. Bodies, sex, and gender; 4. Diggers, Yippies, and People's Park, 5. Communes; Conclusion.

'W. J. Rorabaugh brings the clarity of close historical research to the colorful chaos of the counterculture. In the process, he helps both old and young readers gain a better understanding of the late sixties and early seventies.' Edward Berkowitz, George Washington University, Washington DC