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United States (Culture)

Baym, Nina, and others, eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Norton, 1998. Selection of American fiction and critical essays.

Berman, Morris. The Twilight of American Culture. Norton, 2000. Argues that America is rapidly approaching a period of increased social chaos.

Bordman, Gerald, ed. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press, 1992. Comprehensive reference work.

Bryson, Bill. Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States. Avon, 1996. A highly readable and entertaining excursion through the history and development of American English.

Denning, Michael. The Cultural Front: The Laboring of American Culture in the Twentieth Century. Verso, 1998. A reassessment of U.S. cultural history with a focus on the 1930s as the catalyst.

Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Norton, 1998. A portrait of America's architectural diversity.

Hart, James David, and Phillip Leininger, eds. The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford University Press, 1995. Comprehensive reference work.

Haskell, Barbara. American Century: Art and Culture, 1900-1950. Norton, 1999. Catalogue for an exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art celebrating the millennium.

Hitchcock, H. Wiley, and Stanley Sadie, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of American Music. Macmillan, 1986. Standard reference on all aspects of American music; includes classical and popular.

Hughes, Robert. American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America. Knopf, 1997. Readable, opinionated history of 350 years of art.

Phillips, Lisa. The American Century: Art and Culture, 1950-2000. Norton, 1999. Focuses on those who propelled American art through five turbulent decades.

Sklar, Robert. Movie-Made America. Random House, 1994. Examines the cultural history of movies in the United States.

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