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Rebelling against bourgeois vacuity, the Beat writers and artists have long symbolized a spirit of freedom and radical democracy. Juxtaposing them with Chicano rationalists and Mexican migrant writers, this text offers a challenge to this view and uncovers reactionary strains in the Beats' vision.

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A fresh and compelling perspective on social dissent in postwar America. - Albert Gelpi, Stanford University; ""A totally original and brilliant revision of American cultural studies and Chicano studies."" - Jose E. Limon, University of Texas at Austin

Countering the Counterculture Rereading Postwar American Dissent from Jack Kerouac to Tomas Rivera

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      Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/31/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780299192846, 978-0299192846
      ISBN10: 0299192849
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      Book Synopsis
      Rebelling against bourgeois vacuity, the Beat writers and artists have long symbolized a spirit of freedom and radical democracy. Juxtaposing them with Chicano rationalists and Mexican migrant writers, this text offers a challenge to this view and uncovers reactionary strains in the Beats' vision.

      Trade Review
      A fresh and compelling perspective on social dissent in postwar America. - Albert Gelpi, Stanford University; ""A totally original and brilliant revision of American cultural studies and Chicano studies."" - Jose E. Limon, University of Texas at Austin

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