The Tribes of Burning Man

How an Experimental City in the Desert is Shaping the New American Counterculture

First Edition

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Jones, Steven T.

The Tribes of Burning Man: How an Experimental City in the Desert is Shaping the New American Counterculture / Steven T. Jones

Includes index (Pbk.)

ePub ISBN-13: 978-1888729436

1. History—Modern, Burning Man. 2. Counterculture—Art, Society. I. Title

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2010934696

Printed in the United States of America.

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Cover design, page layout and illustrations by Scott Borchardt

Cover photo information: “Garage Mahal Artcar” by Tami Rowan, “Michael Emery’s Who Are You Now?” by Dave Le (aka Splat), “Flaming Lotus Girls’ Soma” by MVGals.net, “Opulent Temple” by MVGals.net, “How Weird Street Faire” by Brad Olsen, “Burning Man” by Dave Le, “Burners Without Borders in Pearlington, Mississippi” by KK Pandya.