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.

Robert Gregg, Gary W. McDonogh, Cindy H. Wong

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