Title: Jane & Michael Stern's encyclopedia of pop culture
First published: 1992
Description: "In more than two hundred wonderfully illustrated entries, Jane and Michael Stern's Encyclopedia of Pop Culture takes us through the highlights of everyday life over the past fifty years--the fads, celebrities, fashions, and foods that have obsessed and delighted us. Each entry presents a brief history of its subject (learn, for instance, what the names Pez and Haagen-Dazs really mean, what product has traditionally sold best during recessions, how credit cards have changed the character of America, why E.T.'s finger trembled so much, and what the fattest man in the world ate for breakfast) and evaluaes its significance in the pop pantheon"--Jacket.
Subjects: History, Popular culture, Histoire, Culture populaire, Popular culture, united states
Places: United States, États-Unis
Time periods: 20th century, 20e siècle
LC classification: E169.12 .S835 1992