Bibliograph

American decades, edited by Vincent Tompkins, Judith Baughman, Victor Bondi, Richard Layman, Tandy McConnell, Eric Bargeron, and James Tidd

Type

Label

American decades, edited by Vincent Tompkins, Judith Baughman, Victor Bondi, Richard Layman, Tandy McConnell, Eric Bargeron, and James Tidd

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American decades

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

29255594

Responsibility statement

edited by Vincent Tompkins, Judith Baughman, Victor Bondi, Richard Layman, Tandy McConnell, Eric Bargeron, and James Tidd

Summary

American Decades: The decades of 20th -century American-the most diverse and dramatic intervals in the history of humankind-have been singled out for individual coverage in this landmark series. Changes and challenges unique to each 10-year period are covered with extraordinary depth and thoroughness in American Decades. Each volume begins with a chronology of world events to provide a context for the American experience. Next, readers can explore American life during the decade from 12 separate perspectives: Arts. -- Business and the economy. -- Education. -- Fashion. -- Government and politics. -- Law and justice. -- Lifestyles and social trends. -- Media. -- Medicine and health. -- Religion. -- Science and technology. -- Sports. Each chapter includes articles covering headlines and headline-markers, awards, achievements and other enlightening and entertaining facts reported in engaging style

Table Of Contents

Volume 1: 1900-1909 -- Volume 2: 1910-1919 -- Volume 3: 1920-1929 -- Volume 4: 1930-1939 -- Volume 5: 1940-1949 -- Volume 6: 1950-1959 -- Volume 7: 1960-1969 -- Volume 8: 1970-1979 -- Volume 9: 1980-1989 -- Volume 10: 1990-1999 -- Volume 11: 2000-2009Table Of Contains For Each Volume: Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: World events -- Chapter 2: Arts -- Chapter 3: Business and the economy -- Chapter 4: Education -- Chapter 5: Fashion -- Chapter 6: Government and politics -- Chapter 7: Law and justice -- Chapter 8: Lifestyles and social trends -- Chapter 9: Media -- Chapter 10: Medicine and health -- Chapter 11: Religion -- Chapter 12: Science and technology -- Chapter 13: Sports -- General references -- Contributors -- Index to photographs -- General index

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