American Icons: An Encyclopedia of the People, Places, and Things that Have Shaped Our Culture Three VolumesКНИГИ » ИСТОРИЯ
Название:American Icons: An Encyclopedia of the People, Places, and Things that Have Shaped Our Culture Three Volumes Автор: Dennis R. Hall, Susan Grove Hall Издательство: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press Год: 2006 Формат: pdf Страниц: 937 Для сайта:Mirknig.su Размер: 18 MB Язык: English
What do Madonna, Ray Charles, Mount Rushmore, suburbia, the banjo, and the Ford Mustang have in common? Whether we adore, ignore, or deplore them, they all influence our culture, and color the way America is perceived by the world.In this A-to-Z collection of essays scholars explore more than one hundred people, places, and phenomena as they seek to discover what it means to be labeled icon. From the Alamo to Muhammad Ali, from John Wayne to the zipper, the American icons covered in this unique three-volume set include subjects from culture, law, art, food, religion, and science.
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