Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture

Zusatztext "An outstanding reference work... The range is breathtaking... Should be part of the reference collection of every library." - Choice Informationen zum Autor Robert Gregg, Gary W. McDonogh, Cindy H. Wong Klappentext This encyclopedia offers a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to contemporary American culture. It covers age groups! cities! civil rights! ethnicity! production! sports! and technology alongside film! literature! music and visual arts. Zusammenfassung As a meeting point for world cultures, the USA is characterized by its breadth and diversity. This Encyclopedia answers the need for an accessible insight to contemporary American culture, offering a comparative and interdisciplinary approach. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert Gregg, Robert Mcdonogh Gregg, GREGG ROBERT MCDONOGH GARY WRAY
• Mitarbeit: Robert Gregg (Herausgeber), Gregg Robert (Herausgeber), Gary W. McDonogh (Herausgeber), Gary Wray McDonogh (Herausgeber), Cindy H. Wong (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 04.11.2011
• EAN: 9780415515023
• ISBN: 978-0-415-51502-3
• Seiten: 874
• Serien: Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture; Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture
• Themen: Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke; USA, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Reference works, United States of America, USA