This work is a collaboration of the American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press. Technology Miscellaneous Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture R941.08203 C43en 1999 Covers the 1960s -, with an emphasis on the 1990s. Sections include Architecture, Consumerism, Education and instutitions, Ethnicity and belief, Fashion and design, Film and cinema, Gender, sexuality, and the family, Intellectual life, Literature, Media, Music, Performing arts, Politics and society, Sport, Video and television, Visual and plastic arts, and Youth and alternative culture. Appendices include topical essays, Surgeon General's reports, chronology, court case listings, advertising agency listings, and bibliography. This history covers 1690-1990.
Entries are alphabetical and are mainly topical.
The book is organized by the common English plant name, but scientific names are indexed.