Woodstock / Louise I. Gerdes, editor.

Other author Gerdes, Louise I., 1953- editor.
Format Book
Edition1st edition.
PublicationDetroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.
Description227 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Popular culture--United States. --History. --20th century.
Counterculture--United States. --History. --20th century.

Variant title Perspectives on modern world history, Woodstock
SeriesPerspectives on modern world history
Perspectives on modern world history. ^A1108027
Contents Historical background on Woodstock. Woodstock music and art fair 1969: three days of peace and music / Douglas Cooke ; Woodstock's unconventional festival security / Wes Pomeroy, Stanley Goldstein, Michael Lang, and Lee Blumer ; The festival site moves to Max Yasgur's farm / Michael Lang ; Woodstock as a coming-out party for hippies / Steve Lerner ; Dire prophecies before, and high spirits during, Woodstock / Alistair Cooke ; The impact of weather on the Woodstock festival / Sean Potter -- Controversies surrounding Woodstock. The Woodstock generation and rock music are dangerous to American culture / Wall Street Journal ; Woodstock participants were peaceful and community-minded / Barnard L. Collier ; Woodstock planted seeds of activism that persist today / Stephen Dalton ; The fans at Woodstock were outcasts looking for belonging / Joseph Sobran ; Some festivalgoers continue to promote the ideals of the Woodstock generation / Paul Lieberman ; The Woodstock festival is now more myth than reality / Jacob Bernstein ; Woodstock was more complex than the myth to which it has been reduced / Maurice Isserman ; The Woodstock festival site has historical and cultural significance worth commemorating / Michael William Doyle ; Views on the legacy of Woodstock vary significantly / Jerry Shriver ; Advertisers use Woodstock nostalgia to target baby boomers / Amy Jacques ; The spontaneity of Woodstock cannot be reproduced / Jason Larue ; The Woodstock 1954 festival reflects cultural changes / Stephen Rodrick -- Personal narratives. A woman shares her woodstock experience as a teen / Susan Reynolds ; A Woodstock musician recounts the experience / David Crosby ; A French visitor recalls his favorite Woodstock moments / Francis Dumaurier ; A photographer and his subjects recall an iconic Woodstock moment / Timothy Dumas ; A Woodstock festivalgoer explains why the experience cannot be reproduced / Pip Klein.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.
LCCN 2011024561
ISBN9780737757989 (hardback)
ISBN0737757981 (hardback)

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