Hipbillies: Deep Revolution In The Arkansas Ozarks (Ozarks Studies)

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.

• | Author: Jared M. Phillips
• | Publisher: University Of Arkansas Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 15, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 216 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1682260909
• | ISBN-13: 9781682260906