{"product_id":"st-james-encyclopedia-of-popular-thomas-riggs-9781558628472","title":"St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture: 5 Volume Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cem\u003e St. James Encyclopedia Of Popular Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, 2nd ed., updates and augments the over ten-year-old first edition. It includes 3, 036 signed essays (300 of them new), alphabetically arranged, and written or reviewed by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. The entries cover topics and persons in major areas of popular culture: film; music; print culture; social life; sports; television and radio; and art and performance (which include theater, dance, stand-up comedy, and other live performance). The entries analyze each topic or persons significance in and relevance to American popular culture; in addition to basic factual information, readers will gain perspective on the cultural context in which the topic or person has importance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Riggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558628479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558628472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. James Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 29.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.80h x 20.40w x 7.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2013 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Ed Choice Reference\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 19\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Riggs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623264334079,"sku":"9781558628472","price":1151.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/st-james-encyclopedia-of-popular-thomas-riggs-9781558628472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}