Revolution for the Hell of It: The Book That Earned Abbie Hoffman a Five-Year Prison Term at the Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Autor Abbie Hoffman Cuvânt înainte de Harvey Wasserman Introducere de Reverend Billyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 apr 2005
From
one
of
America's
most
renowned
dissidents
and
the
author
ofSteal
This
Book--a
new
edition
of
the
counterculture
manifesto
that
helped
stir
up
a
revolution
in
the
1960s
While
the
supremely
popularSteal
This
Bookis
a
guide
to
living
outside
the
establishment,Revolution
for
the
Hell
of
Itis
a
chronicle
of
Abbie
Hoffman's
radical
escapades
that
doubles
as
a
guidebook
for
today's
social
and
political
activist.
Hoffman
pioneered
the
use
of
humor,
theater,
and
surprise
to
change
the
world
for
the
better.
InRevolution
for
the
Hell
of
Ithe
gives
firsthand
accounts
of
his
legendary
adventures,
from
the
activism
that
led
to
the
founding
of
the
Youth
International
Party
("Yippies!)
to
the
1968
Democratic
National
Convention
protests
("a
perfect
mess")
that
resulted
in
his
conviction
as
part
of
the
Chicago
Seven.
Also
chronicled
is
the
the
mass
antiwar
demonstration
he
helped
lead
in
which
over
50,000
people
attempted
to
levitate
the
Pentagon
using
psychic
energy
and
the
time
he
threw
fistfuls
of
dollar
bills
onto
the
floor
of
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
and
watched
the
traders
scramble.
With
antiwar
sentiment
once
again
on
the
rise
and
an
incendiary
political
climate
not
seen
since
the
book's
original
printing,
Abbie
Hoffman's
voice
is
more
essential
than
ever.
Includes
a
facsimile
edition
of
Hoffman's
rare
first
book,Fuck
the
System
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781560256908
ISBN-10: 1560256907
Pagini: 286
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 138 x 215 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:Thunder's Mouth
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Da Capo Press
ISBN-10: 1560256907
Pagini: 286
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 138 x 215 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:Thunder's Mouth
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Da Capo Press
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Notă biografică
Abbie
Hoffman(1936-1989)
was
an
American
political
and
social
activist,
anarchist,
and
revolutionary
who
co-founded
the
Youth
International
Party
("Yippies").
He
was
arrested
and
tried
for
his
role
in
protests
that
led
to
violent
confrontations
with
police
during
the
1968
Democratic
National
Convention.
Hoffman
continued
his
activism
into
the
1970s,
and
remains
an
icon
of
the
anti-war
movement
and
the
counterculture
era.