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• catalog abstract ""Chuck Dederich - a former Alcoholics Anonymous member who coined the phrase "Today is the first day of the rest of your life"--Established Synanon as an innovative drug rehabilitation center near the Santa Monica beach in 1958. Synanon evolved quickly into an experimental commune and "religion" that attracted thousands of non-addict members and was strongly committed to social justice and progressive education. More than 25,000 people were members of Synanon at various times, including jazz musicians Charlie Haden and Stan Kenton; supporters of the group included Senator Thomas Dodd, comedian Steve Allen, and psychologist Abraham Maslow. In its later years, however, the group was tied to highly publicized violent actions - including putting a rattlesnake in the mailbox of a Los Angeles-area attorney - making the group's name synonymous with paranoid cults." "Based on extensive primary sources and interviews with former members, The Rise and Fall of Synanon explores how the institution evolved in the context of American social, political, and economic trends. Historian Rod Janzen argues that the group's downfall resulted from members giving too much power to Synanon's charismatic founder and a small group of top-level associates. Media attention focused on the group's cultish activities, neglecting the community's significant successes in drug rehabilitation and social integration. Janzen's in-depth analysis of Synanon serves as a fascinating case study of how alternative societies can change over time and how the general public's reactions to such societies can shift from tolerance to stances of fear and active opposition."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b12213170.
• catalog contributor b12213171.
• catalog created "2001.".
• catalog date "2001".
• catalog date "2001.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
• catalog description ""Based on extensive primary sources and interviews with former members, The Rise and Fall of Synanon explores how the institution evolved in the context of American social, political, and economic trends. Historian Rod Janzen argues that the group's downfall resulted from members giving too much power to Synanon's charismatic founder and a small group of top-level associates. Media attention focused on the group's cultish activities, neglecting the community's significant successes in drug rehabilitation and social integration.".
• catalog description ""Chuck Dederich - a former Alcoholics Anonymous member who coined the phrase "Today is the first day of the rest of your life"--Established Synanon as an innovative drug rehabilitation center near the Santa Monica beach in 1958. Synanon evolved quickly into an experimental commune and "religion" that attracted thousands of non-addict members and was strongly committed to social justice and progressive education. More than 25,000 people were members of Synanon at various times, including jazz musicians Charlie Haden and Stan Kenton; supporters of the group included Senator Thomas Dodd, comedian Steve Allen, and psychologist Abraham Maslow.".
• catalog description "In its later years, however, the group was tied to highly publicized violent actions - including putting a rattlesnake in the mailbox of a Los Angeles-area attorney - making the group's name synonymous with paranoid cults."".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-291) and index.".
• catalog description "Janzen's in-depth analysis of Synanon serves as a fascinating case study of how alternative societies can change over time and how the general public's reactions to such societies can shift from tolerance to stances of fear and active opposition."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Synanon and the image of a rattlesnake in a mailbox -- In the beginning, a cure for drug addicts -- The coming of the squares -- Integration and the game -- The Synanon school -- Dopefiends and squares -- Communal art, re-creation and a new religious identity -- Violence and shaved heads -- The end of childbirth and changing partners -- Legal issues and materialism -- A period of darkened light -- The final years -- Reasons for the decline -- Synanon people on the outside.".
• catalog extent "ix, 300 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Rise and fall of Synanon.".
• catalog identifier "0801865832 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Rise and fall of Synanon.".
• catalog issued "2001".
• catalog issued "2001.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
• catalog relation "Rise and fall of Synanon.".
• catalog spatial "California.".
• catalog subject "362.29/386/09794 21".
• catalog subject "Drug addicts Rehabilitation California.".
• catalog subject "HV5800 .J36 2001".
• catalog subject "Synanon (Foundation) History.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Synanon and the image of a rattlesnake in a mailbox -- In the beginning, a cure for drug addicts -- The coming of the squares -- Integration and the game -- The Synanon school -- Dopefiends and squares -- Communal art, re-creation and a new religious identity -- Violence and shaved heads -- The end of childbirth and changing partners -- Legal issues and materialism -- A period of darkened light -- The final years -- Reasons for the decline -- Synanon people on the outside.".
• catalog title "The rise and fall of Synanon : a California utopia / Rod Janzen.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".