Hipbillies: Deep Revolution in the Arkansas Ozarks

By Jared M Phillips and Jared M. Phillips

Book Overview

Counterculture flourished nationwide in the 1960s and 1970s, and while the hippies of Haight-Ashbury occupied the public eye, further off the beaten path in the Arkansas Ozarks a faction of back to the landers were quietly creating their own counterculture haven. In Hipbillies, Jared Phillips collects oral histories and delves into archival resources to provide a fresh scholarly discussion of this group, which was defined by anticonsumerism and a desire for self-sufficiency outside of modern industry.

While there were indeed clashes between long haired hippies and cantankerous locals, Phillips shows how the region has always been a refuge for those seeking a life off the beaten path, and as such, is perhaps one of the last bastions for the dream of self-sufficiency in American life. Hipbillies presents a region steeped in tradition coming to terms with the modern world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682260909
• ISBN13: 9781682260906
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"