A book from the U.S. underground, covering Abbie--in disguise--interviewing people, touring the FBI building, and organizing a campaign to save the St. Lawrence River. The articles are creative, funny, nervy, and political.
Abbie Hoffman Bücher
Abbott Howard Hoffman, bekannt als Abbie Hoffman, war ein herausragender amerikanischer sozialer und politischer Aktivist, der zu einer Ikone der Jugend-Rebellion und des radikalen Aktivismus der 1960er Jahre wurde. In seiner Autobiografie bezeichnete er sich selbst als Anarchist. Hoffman war Mitbegründer der Youth International Party, den „Yippies“. Er spielte eine zentrale Rolle bei den Protesten während des Nationalkonvents der Demokraten im Jahr 1968, was zu seinem Prozess zusammen mit anderen in den Verfahren der „Chicago Eight“ (später „Chicago Seven“) führte.
From one of America's most renowned dissidents and the author of Steal This Book -- a new edition of the counterculture manifesto that helped stir up a revolution in the 1960sWhile the supremely popular Steal This Book is a guide to living outside the establishment, Revolution for the Hell of It is a chronicle of Abbie Hoffman's radical escapades that doubles as a guidebook for today's social and political activist.Hoffman pioneered the use of humor, theater, and surprise to change the world for the better. In Revolution for the Hell of It he gives firsthand accounts of his legendary adventures, from the activism that led to the founding of the Youth International Party ("Yippies!) to the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ("a perfect mess") that resulted in his conviction as part of the Chicago Seven.Also chronicled is the the mass antiwar demonstration he helped lead in which over 50,000 people attempted to levitate the Pentagon using psychic energy and the time he threw fistfuls of dollar bills onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and watched the traders scramble. With antiwar sentiment once again on the rise and an incendiary political climate not seen since the book's original printing, Abbie Hoffman's voice is more essential than ever.Includes a facsimile edition of Hoffman's rare first book, Fuck the System
Steal This Book (50th Anniversary Edition)
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
Still Notorious, Radical, and Revolutionary 50 Years Later. A survival guide from one of the greatest creative organizers of the 20th century-now with a new foreword by co-conspirator, Lisa Fithian.
Steal This Book
- 308 Seiten
- 11 Lesestunden
A driving force behind the social revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, Hoffman inspired a generation to challenge the status quo. Meant as a practical guide for the aspiring hippie, Steal This Book captures Hoffman's puckish tone. Outrageously illustrated by R. Crumb, it nevertheless conveys a serious message to all would-be revolutionaries: You don't have to take it anymore. Illustrations.