For the Hell of it - The Life and Times of Abbie Hoffman

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-520-21379-1
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 315 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

As cultural revolutionary, media celebrity, Yippie, lost soul, and tragic suicide, Abbie Hoffman embodied the contradictions of his era. In this riveting new biography, Jonah Raskin draws on his own twenty-year relationship with Hoffman; hundreds of interviews with friends, family members, and former comrades; and careful scrutiny of FBI files, court records, and public documents. For the Hell of It is a must-read not only for those interested in this ultimate iconoclast, but also for all who seek a fuller understanding of Abbie Hoffman's America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Raskin, Jonah

Weitere Mitwirkende

Foner, Eric

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Persons Interviewed
Foreword by Eric Foner

Preface: "I'm Abbie Hoffman"
1. Bad Behavior
2. A Thousand Faces
3. Civil Rights and Wrongs
4. White Mischief, Black Power
5. Death of a Salesman, Birth of a Hippie
6. The Mythic Revolutionary
7. The Apotheosis of Abbie Hoffman
8. Busy Being Born, Busy Dying
9. Fire in a Crowded Courtroom
10. American Armageddon
11. The Longest Good-bye: 1974-1989
Epilogue: A Cautionary Note

Bibliolographic Essay and Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jonah Raskin is Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at Sonoma State University and author of My Search for B. Traven (1980), among other books.