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Overview
Jerry Rubin, co-founder of the Yippie movement and a member of the Chicago Seven, traces his personal odyssey from radical activist of the 60's to a practitioner in the growth potential movements of the 70's--'Working to change in me the things I opposed externally in the streets.'
Finding himself categorized by the press as 'erstwhile' and 'aging' at thirty-four and oppressed by his own lack of inner peace, Jerry Rubin turned his energy inward, seeking a self redefinition through various forms of New Consciousness. Growing (Up) at Thirty-Seven is a very personal and candid account of his experiences with est, rolfing, acupuncture and other forms of therapy--a unique journey to self awareness in which he tells of the person he was and the person he has become; how the originator of the slogan 'Kill Your Parents ' finally learned to love his own parents; and how his new personal philosophy relates to his political views. This is a sensitive psychological self-evaluation--a male confessional that lays bare Jerry Rubin's struggle to find himself as a man in the aftermath of the aborted Youth Revolution.Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781590772911
- ISBN-10: 1590772911
- Publisher: M. Evans and Company
- Publish Date: March 2014
- Dimensions: 8.38 x 5.46 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.62 pounds
- Page Count: 216
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