California Journal

by Edgar Morin

In 1969, California is not just the new Eldorado: it is the crucible where civilisation is accelerating, self-destructs, and is reborn. It's the probe of Spaceship Earth. The hippy phenomenon, communes, the ecological movement, great collective ceremonies like park-ins and rock concerts, the flourishing of sects ranging from mystics to Marxists, the experience of 'weed' and 'acid', are temporary images and elements of a search for a new truth, a new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845192753
• ISBN13: 9781845192754
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"