1st Edition
Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture
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Routledge
876 Pages
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Routledge
880 Pages
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Routledge
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As a meeting point for world cultures, the USA is characterized by its breadth and diversity. Acknowledging that diversity is the fundamental feature of American culture, this volume is organized around a keen awareness of race, gender, class and space and with over 1,200 alphabetically-arranged entries - spanning 'the American century' from the end of World War II to the present day - the... Read more
Contents include: * Woody Allen * Beat generation * Bill of Rights * blaxploitation films * culture wars * Brett Easton Ellis * environmentalism * freedom/liberty * infertility * Quincy Jones * Liberace * marijuana * Eugene McCarthy * Microsoft * old age * Pacific Rim * Sylvia Plath * race and ethnicity * refugees * Scientology * Paul Simon * strikes * teenagers * Time Warner
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Robert Gregg, Gary W. McDonogh, Cindy H. Wong
"An outstanding reference work... The range is breathtaking... Should be part of the reference collection of every library." - Choice
