Canadian countercultures and the environment / / edited by Colin Coates.

• Superior document: Canadian history and environment series, no. 4
• TeilnehmendeR: Coates, Colin MacMillan, 1960-; Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
• Place / Publishing House: Calgary, Alberta : : University of Calgary Press,, [2016]; Ottawa, Ontario : : Canadian Electronic Library,, 2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Canadian history and environment series ; 4.; Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 302 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781552388143; 9781552388167
• ISSN: 1925-3702
• Access: Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Colin Coates.

In Canadian historiography, there has been an increasing attention on the 1960s. Studies have focused mainly on the radical politics of the period but tended to downplay the extent to which much of the intellectual and social ferment continued into the 1970s and 1980s. This present collection, Canadian Countercultures and the Environment, makes an important contribution to a number of fields. As most of the papers deal with the 1970s and 1980s, they will add to our knowledge of this understudied period. Furthermore, the phenomenon of the counterculture has been the subject of very little academic focus to date. Most importantly, this collection will contribute a sustained analysis of the beginning of key environment debates in the 1970s and 1980s. Papers examine a range of issues related to broad environmental concerns, topics which emerged as key concerns in the context of Cold War military investments and experiments, the oil crisis of the 1970s, debates over gendered roles, and the increasing attention to urban pollution and pesticide use. No other publication dealing with this time period covers the range of environmental topics (activism, midwifery, organic farming, recycling, urban cycling, and communal living) included in this collection. Geographically, this collection covers a range of case studies from the Yukon to Atlantic Canada--it includes two urban examples, and, not surprisingly, places a good deal of emphasis on activities in British Columbia. From the most cursory glance at the history of those who moved "back-to-the-land," it is clear that they engaged with environmental issues in ways that have had a long-term impact on Canadian society.