The Hippie Trail - A History (Hardcover)

This is the first history of the Hippie Trail. It records the joys and pains of budget travel to Kathmandu, India, Afghanistan and other 'points east' in the 1960s and 1970s. Written in a clear, simple style, it provides detailed analysis of the motivations and the experiences of hundreds of thousands of hippies who travelled eastwards. The book is structured around four key debates: were the travellers simply motivated by a search for drugs? Did they encounter love or sexual freedom on the road? Were they basically just tourists? Did they resemble pilgrims? It also considers how the travellers have been represented in films, novels and autobiographical accounts, and will appeal to those interested in the Trail or the 1960s counterculture, as well as students taking courses relating to the 1960s. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Sharif Gemie (Professor of Modern and Contemporary History) • Brian Ireland (Senior Lecturer in History)
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-1462-4
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Travel > General
LSN:	1-5261-1462-3
Barcode:	9781526114624

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