Contemporary American History
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Class in America: an
Encyclopedia |
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Edited by Robert E. Weir |
Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 2007
ISBN: 9780313337192 |
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no: R 305.50973 CLA |
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| This set
is a source for information on key aspects of our culture and
society and helps researchers to narrow down a broad topic.
Special features include an introduction, timeline, suggested
reading per entry, cross-references, reader's guide to topics,
and thorough index. |
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Encyclopedia of Latino
Popular Culture |
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Edited by Cordelia Chavez Candelaria |
Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 2004
ISBN: 9780313322150 |
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no: R 973.0468 ENC |
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two-volume reference addresses the many-faceted subject of
cultural activities that engage people in everyday life. It
covers art, food, religion, literature, music, entertainment,
and a variety of customs and activities. |
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Encyclopedia of Terrorism |
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Written by Cindy C. Combs and Martin
Slann |
Facts on File, New York, NY, 2007
ISBN: 9780816062775 |
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no: R 303.62503 COM 2007 |
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| Written
by two experts on the subject, the Encyclopedia of Terrorism
provides a complete survey of this growing problem. Entries
organized in an accessible A-to-Z format offer thorough
treatments of the events, people, organizations, and places that
have figured prominently in international terrorism. Each entry
is placed within its historical context to help readers
understand the motivations behind terrorist actions. |
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of
American Regional Cultures |
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Edited by Michael Sletcher |
Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 2004
ISBN: 9780313332661 |
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no: R 973.03 GRE |
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| Each of
the eight volumes in this set focuses on a region of the United
States: Pacific, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, Great Plains,
Midwest, South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England. For each region,
a volume-specific introductory essay is followed by essays on
architecture, art, ecology and environment, ethnicity, fashion,
film and theater, folklore, food, language, literature, music,
religion, and sports and recreation. Each volume also includes a
timeline, bibliography, and index. |
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Hip Hop Culture |
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Written by Emmett G. Price III |
ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA, 2006
ISBN: 9781851098675 |
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no: R 306.48424 PRI |
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work is a chronicle of Hip Hop culture from its beginnings three
decades ago to the present, with an analysis of its influence on
people and popular culture in the United States and around the
world. |
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Social Change in America: the
Historical Handbook |
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Edited by Richard Ed. Becker, Ryan
Siegal, Patricia C. Becker |
Bernan Press, Lanham, MD, 2006
ISBN: 9781598880120 |
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no: R 306.0973 SOC |
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book combines straightforward narration with data from the
census and other recent governmental surveys, illustrated with
charts and graphs. Covering matters of population, family life,
health, housing, education, politics and voting, leisure time,
work and employment, wealth and poverty and more, it is a survey
of how American society has changed and evolved in recent times. |
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EBSCO Publications -
MasterFILE Premier |
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed
specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary
database provides full text for more than 1,730 general
reference publications with full text information dating as far
back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general
interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text
reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source
documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and
flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
This database is available as part of the
TexShare Databases which are commercial database
subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of
Texas public libraries.
Please ask your librarian for a login and password. |
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A keyword subject search
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771 Full-text References for "United
States social life" |
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Indian
Country Diaries--PBS
http://www.pbs.org/indiancountry/ |
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This
informative website was developed in conjunction with
the 2006 PBS documentary “Indian Country Diaries.” There
are historical facts about Native Americans, as well as,
current information. Links and resources to other Native
American cites are provided. |
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Pew Internet & American Life Project
http://www.pewinternet.org/ |
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According to
their mission statement, Pew Internet & American Life
“produces reports that explore the impact of the
internet on families, communities, work and home, daily
life, education, health care, and civic and political
life. The Project aims to be an authoritative source on
the evolution of the internet through collection of data
and analysis of real-world developments as they affect
the virtual world.” |
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Smart
Growth America
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/ |
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Smart Growth
America is a coalition of organizations striving to
improve American communities. The website provides
reports and resources on a variety of issues: obesity,
housing, water conservation, transportation, health, and
so forth. |
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