Thumbing a Ride - Hitchhikers, Hostels, and Counterculture in Canada (Hardcover)

As a national network of roads and hostels spread across Canada, so did the practice of hitchhiking. Thumbing a Ride examines its rise and fall in the 1970s, drawing on records from the time. Many equated adventure travel with freedom and independence, but a counter-narrative emerged of girls gone missing and other dangers. Town councillors, community groups, and motorists demanded a clampdown on a transient youth movement they believed was spreading anti-establishment nomadism. Linda Mahood asks new questions about hitchhiking as a rite of passage, and about adult intervention that turned a subculture into a pressing moral and social issue.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Linda Mahood
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Sewn
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-3733-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-7748-3733-0
Barcode:	9780774837330

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