Author | Charles A. Reich |
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Language | English |
Subject | Sociology |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1970 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print, e-book |
Pages | 399 pp. (hardcover) |
Followed by | Garcia: A Signpost to New Space |
The Greening of America is a 1970 book by Charles A. Reich. It is a paean to the counterculture of the 1960s and its values. Excerpts first appeared as an essay in the September 26, 1970 issue of The New Yorker.[1] The book was originally published by Random House.
The book's argument rests on three separate types of world view:
The book mixed sociological analysis with panegyrics to rock music, cannabis, and blue jeans, arguing that these fashions embodied a fundamental social shift.
The book was a best-seller in 1970 and 1971, and topped the New York Times Best Seller list on December 27, 1970, and other weeks.[3]