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9780520205758

For the Hell of It

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520205758

  • ISBN10:

    0520205758

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2023-11-15
  • Publisher: University of California Press
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Summary

As cultural revolutionary, media celebrity, Yippie, lost soul, and tragic suicide, Abbie Hoffman embodied the contradictions of his era. In this riveting new biography, Jonah Raskin draws on his own twenty-year relationship with Hoffman; hundreds of interviews with friends, family members, and former comrades; and careful scrutiny of FBI files, court records, and public documents.For the Hell of Itis a must-read not only for those interested in this ultimate iconoclast, but also for all who seek a fuller understanding of Abbie Hoffman's America.

Author Biography

Jonah Raskin is Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at Sonoma State University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Persons Interviewed
Foreword
Preface: "I'm Abbie Hoffman"
Bad Behavior
A Thousand Faces
Civil Rights and Wrongs
White Mischief, Black Power
Death of a Salesman, Birth of a Hippie
The Mythic Revolutionary
The Apotheosis of Abbie Hoffman
Busy Being Born, Busy Dying
Fire in a Crowded Courtroom
American Armageddon
The Longest Good-bye: 1974-1989
Epilogue: A Cautionary
Note
Bibliolographic Essay
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
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