Hippie

New York and London: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. Cloth, 384 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light foxing/front free endpaper. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. Profusely illustrated. "To turn the shiny pages of 'Hippie' is to breathe deeply. Here they all are: Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Brian Jones . . . Bob Dylan and Timothy Leary.' - The New York Times. 'An exuberant collection of photos and essays about the music, politics and fashion that rocked the world-priced for the bohemian budget.' - Time Out New York. 'Capture[s] the drama of the counterculture era.' - AARP. CONTENTS: 1965: From London to San Francisco and beyond, Hippie roots in poetry, fashion and music; 1966: Psychedelia, LSD, the politics of ecstasy, Pink Floyd, The Dead, Vietnam, the bus, acid tests; 1967: Sgt. Pepper, the summer of love, Monterey pop, Lord Kitchener's valet, Love & Haight, IT and OZ; 1968: Anti-war protests, Paris, Street fighting man, Chicago, the Black Panthers, Creaml 1969: Berkeley riots, the Weathermen, Woodstock, Altamount, Charles Manson, Timothy Leary, communes; 1970: The Age of Aquarius, Main Street hippie, Earth Day, Trials in the UK and USA, Alice Cooper, Playpower; 1971. Jimi, Janis and Jim gone forever, Heavy Metal thunder, nudity, the legacy, Woodstock '94 & '99.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.