The British counter-culture, 1966-73 : a study of the underground press

Elizabeth Nelson. Includes Bibliography And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Towards a definition....Pages 1-8 The Precursors of the Counter-Culture....Pages 9-44 Proclaiming the Counter-Culture: the World of It, Oz and Friends....Pages 45-83 Living the Counter-Culture: Play, Drugs, Festivals, Communes and Revolution....Pages 84-122 The Decline of the Counter-Culture....Pages 123-143 Back Matter....Pages 144-182 A study of the atmosphere out of which the counter-culture grew - the anti-bomb movement and the emergence of "youth" and its music and culture. The underground press forms the focus of an examination of its aspirations and significance, and the failure of the counter-culture to achieve its aims.