ISBN:
0774837330
,
9780774837330
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 331 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Porträts
,
24 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Mahood, Linda, 1960-, author Thumbing a ride
DDC:
306/.1
Keywords:
Hitchhiking History 20th century
;
Hippies History 20th century
;
Youth hostels History 20th century
;
Counterculture History 20th century
Abstract:
"As a national network of roads spread across Canada, so did the practice of hitchhiking. Thumbing a Ride examines its rise and fall in the 1970s, drawing on records from the time. Many equated adventure travel with freedom and independence, but a counter-narrative emerged of girls gone missing and other dangers. Town councillors, community groups, and motorists demanded a clampdown on a transient youth movement they believed was spreading anti-establishment nomadism. Linda Mahood asks new questions about hitchhiking as a rite of passage, and about adult intervention that turned a subculture into a pressing moral and social issue."--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-316) and index
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