St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

Résumé du livre

Major topics include: television, movies, theater, art, books, magazines, radio, music, sports, fashion, health, politics, trends, community life and advertising. Look for entries on: aerobics; American Bandstand; Barbie "RM"; Erma Bombeck; "Catcher in the Rye"; graffiti; The Grateful Dead; Home Shopping Network; Legos "RM"; Little Richard; "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; polio; The Saturday Evening Post, shock radio; Sputnik; Bobby Unser; Winnie the Pooh; Fay Wray; yo-yo; ZZ Top; and thousands more. The vast, 5-vol. set includes more than 2,700 signed essays. Ranging from 500 to 2,500 words in length, entries are written by. subject expert and edited to form a consistent, readable and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and, where appropriate, photographs and textual cross-references to related essays.