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Profane Culture With a New Preface by the Author Paul E. Willis Princeton University Press Princeton & Oxford Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW Originally published in 1978 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. of London and Boston. copyright © Paul E. Willis. This paperback edition, including the new preface by the author, is copyright © 2014 by Princeton University Press press.princeton.edu White Rabbit (page 213) Words and music by Grace Slick Copyright © 1966 by IRVING MUSIC, INC. Copyright Renewed All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation Jacket art: Motorcyle photograph © James Mann (www.jamesmann.com). Tie- dye image © Brad Garrett All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Willis, Paul E. Profane culture / Paul E. Willis ; with a new preface by the author. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978– 0– 691– 16369– 7 (pbk.) 1. Hippies— England. 2. Motorcyclists— England. 3. Popular culture— England. 4. Subculture— England. I. Title. HQ799.G72E58 2014 305.5'680942— dc23 2014010055 British Library Cataloging- in- Publication Data is available This book has been composed in Sabon Next LT Pro and Neutraface No. 2 Printed on acid- free paper. ∞ Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 to Joe and Les . . . music alone awakens in man the sense of music. . . . The forming of the five senses is a labour of the entire history of the world down to the present. Karl Marx Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts, 1844 Contents moments Preface to the 2014 Edition xi 1 Introduction: Profanity and Creativity 1 Part One 13 2 The Motor- Bike Boys 15 3 The Motor- Bike 69 4 The Golden Age 82 Part Two 105 5 The Hippies 107 6 The Experience of Drugs 177 7 The Creative Age 201 8 Conclusions: Cultural Politics 223 Epilogue 239 Theoretical Appendix 247 Notes 267 Index 273 IX
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