Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture

One hundred and thirteen contributors were recruited to compile this single‐volume encyclopedia containing over 1,200 signed, cross‐referenced entries. Between them they appear to have successfully distilled what made the USA tick during “the American century”, from the end of the Second World War (i.e. 1945) to the present day (or at least to the point when Dubya secured the Republication nomination for President in 2000). If you care to argue that the period 1945‐2000 hardly constitutes a century, then this reviewer offers his support, but what’s a missing 45 years between publisher and readers? Let’s be honest: it must be...