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Copyright © 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 by Paul Goodman

Essay by Susan Sontag © 1972 by Susan Sontag

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Portions of this volume appeared in under the following titles: "Youth in the Organized Society," (February, 1960), "The Calling of American Youth," (March, 1960) "In Search of Community" (April, 1960) in Commentary; "Growing Up Absurd" (1960) in Dissent; "The Freedom to Be Academic" in i.e., The Cambridge Review; "Freedom to Go" in Liberation; "Patriotism” (July, 1960) in Mademoiselle ; "Wingless Wandervogel" and "The Crime of Our Century" in Midstream.

Cover image: Contact sheet photographs of Paul Goodman, © Paul Hawken

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