Radical theatrics : put-ons, politics, and the sixties / Craig J. Peariso.

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"From burning draft cards to staging nude protests, much left-wing political activism in 1960s America was distinguished by deliberate outrageousness. This theatrical activism, aimed at the mass media and practiced by Abbie Hoffman and the Yippies, the Black Panthers, and the Gay Activists Alliance,...

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Main Author: Peariso, Craig J.
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Protest movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Radicalism > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Radicals > United States > History > 20th century.
Political activists > United States > History > 20th century.
Art > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Performing arts > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Street theater > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Counterculture > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > History > 1961-1969.
Physical Description:xi, 233 pages : illustrations.
Format: Book
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