文档介绍：ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTEMPORARY
AMERICAN CULTURE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN
CULTURE
Edited by Gary , Robert Gregg,
and Cindy
London and New York
First published 2001
by Routledge
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Encyclopedia of contemporary American culture/edited by Gary W.
McDonogh, Robert Gregg, and Cindy .
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. United States—Civilization–1970–Encyclopedias. 2. Popular culture—
United States—Encyclopedias. I. McDonogh, Gary W. II. Gregg, Robert,
1958– III. Wong, Cindy, H., 1961–
2001
’03–dc21
00–055326
ISBN 0-203-99168-0 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-415-16161-4 (Print Edition)
Contents
Editorial team vi
List of contributors viii
Introduction xvii
Acknowledgements xxii
How to use this book xxiii
Thematic entry list xxvi
Entries A–Z 1
Index 1239
Editorial team
General editors
Gary
Bryn Mawr College, USA
Robert Gregg
Richard Stockton College, USA
Cindy
College