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The Philosophy of the Beats
Language: en
Pages: 302
Authors: Sharin N. Elkholy
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-01 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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The phrase "beat generation" -- introduced by Jack Kerouac in 1948 -- characterized the underground, nonconformist youths who gathered in New York City at that
The Beat Book
Language: en
Pages: 410
Authors: Anne Waldman
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher:

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An anthology of the best of the beats edited by Anne Waldman (who should know) and containing a chronology of the movement from Kerouac to Snyder. The emphasis
The Beats: A Very Short Introduction
Language: en
Pages: 145
Authors: David Sterritt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-25 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This book offers a concise overview of the social, cultural, and aesthetic sensibilities of the Beat Generation, explaining how their drastic visions and radica
Beat Spirit
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Mel Ash
Categories: American literature
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Tarcher

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"Beat Spirit" exposes the truth that life doesn't have to feel standardized, patented, predictable, interminable or robotic for today's new Beats. Readers will
Big Sky Mind
Language: en
Pages: 416
Authors: Carole Tonkinson
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-09-01 - Publisher: Penguin

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Essays, poems, photographs, and letters explore the link between Buddhism and the Beats--with previously unpublished material from several beat writers, includi