Subcultural movements: the Provos

Authors
Publication date 2008
Host editors
  • M. Klimke
  • J. Scharloth
Book title 1968 in Europe: a history of protest and activism, 1956-77
ISBN
  • 9780230606197
Series Palgrave Macmillan series in transnational history
Pages (from-to) 13-21
Publisher New York/London: Palgrave Macmillan
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR)
Abstract The Provo action group originated in Amsterdam in the spring of 1965; it existed for two years, until May 1967. The movement acquired worldwide fame following its involvement in events surrounding a controversial royal wedding and the June 1966 riots in Amsterdam. The term "Provo"was borrowed from Dutch criminologist Wouter Buikhuisen, who used it as an alterative to "nozem", a sort of Dutch beatnik.
Document type Chapter
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