History A-Level
Countercultural critique
What Countercultural critique means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Countercultural critique
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
'Beatnik' culture, associated with writers like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, criticised materialism and conformity, advocating spontaneity and nonconformity.
Topics that use Countercultural critique
- Affluence and conformity, 1955–63 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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