Life
Subtitle: century of change : America in pictures, 1900-2000
By: edited by Richard B. Stolley ; Tony Chiu, deputy editor.
Contributors: Stolley, Richard B.; Chiu, Tony.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Co.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
Subjects: United States -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works.
Other titles: Century of change; Life (Chicago, Ill. : 1978)
Description: "In more than 700 photographs, gathered from around the world, this book unfolds the century past in 10 chapters, each exploring a separate theme: home, machines, lifespan and medical advances, design, family, shopping and the consumer economy, sex, celebrity, entertainment, and the racial and ethnic diversity of our nation. Chapters open with essays written by authorities within those fields.

Interwoven are profiles of 20 of the sometimes little-known but crucial players behind the scenes, such as the developers of air-conditioning, Muzak, eBay and the controversial system that brought water to L.A. Special Turning Point photo essays illuminate issues as diverse as censorship, childbirth and America's passion for cars."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "A Bulfinch Press book."
Includes index.