{"product_id":"guide-to-united-states-popular-ray-b-browne-9780879728212","title":"Guide to United States Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited \u003ci\u003eGuide to the United States Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives.\"--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Guide to United States Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike.\"--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations.\"--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1,010 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1,600 entries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e500 contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlphabetic entries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArticles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehensive index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray B. Browne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0879728213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879728212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Popular Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.36h x 8.86w x 2.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2001 pg. 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2001 pg. 1933\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 537\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRec Ref Bks for Small\/Med Libr\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2001","brand":"Ray B. Browne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44761049989375,"sku":"9780879728212","price":149.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc21d408-4472-4d6a-a4d2-3cda92fd7c93.jpg?v=1706680231","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guide-to-united-states-popular-ray-b-browne-9780879728212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}