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Chile - Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship. By Patrick Barr-Melej. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2017. Pp. 362. $34.95 paper.

J. Mcsherry

Americas July 1, 2018 DOI: 10.1017/tam.2018.23 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Historical analysis Peer reviewed
Population Chilean youth counterculture in the 1960s and 1970s
Key points Argues that psychedelic culture in Chile was a significant force that shaped youth identity and political activism, intersecting with the country's path toward socialism and dictatorship.

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Chile - Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship. By Patrick Barr-Melej. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2017. Pp. 362. $34.95 paper. - Volume 75 Issue 3