Author: STEVEN T. JONES, AKA SCRIBE
Title: The Tribes of Burning Man: How an Experimental City in the Desert Is Shaping the New American Counterculture
Description: No Place: CCC Publishing, 2011. Softcover. ISBN: 1888729295. B & W ; 6 X 9"; 312 pages; Soft cover has white spine with brown lettering. NEW. B/w illustrations. 'From its anarchic early days to its present dreams of world domination, this is the untold story of Burning Man-the most popular, unique, and enduring countercultural event of recent times in which alternative lifestyle enthusiasts erect a giant statue and construct a temporary city to live in for about a week in the Nevada desert. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world have made the dusty pilgrimage to Black Rock City to take part in this experiment in participatory art, gift culture, and bacchanalian celebration-and many say their lives were fundamentally changed by the experience...' INdex.. New .

Keywords: 1888729295 Alternative Lifestyles; Festivals; Counter Culture; Cultural History; Social History; Political Science; Social Science; Nevada; Manners and Customs; Cultural History Education American History Geography Music/Opera/Songs Reference Social Histo