Popular Viennese Electronic Music, 1990–2015

As a meeting point for world cultures, the USA is characterized by its breadth and diversity. This encyclopaedia offers an accessible insight and introduction to contemporary American culture, offering a comparative and interdisciplinary approach. It provides a starting point for interested browsers and serious scholars, pointing the way to more specialized sources and in-depth study. It gives a wide definition of culture - including age groups, cities, civil rights, consumption, ethnicity, production, sports, technology and transport alongside film, literature, music and visual arts. Entries give contextual information as well as factual details and coverage spans from the end of World War II to the present day. Extensive cross-referencing and a thematic contents list helps readers make links between 1200 entries.