No mere list of sources could do justice to the wide range of subjects in American
Studies. The following is a selective sampling of subject encyclopedias dealing with particular American
topics. The list suggests the richness of reference
material available. More material can be found in
the library catalog.
African-Americans
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history. General
editor Jack Salzman ; associate editors, Greg Robinson, Thaddeus
Russell. New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c1995-2001. (5
vols. and supplements). Reference E185 .E54 1995.
Asian-Americans
The Columbia guide to Asian American history / Gary Y. Okihiro.
New York : Columbia University Press, c2001.
Reference E184 .O6 C64 2001.
Automobiles
The automobile in American history and culture
: a reference guide / Michael L. Berger. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
Reference TL23 .B43 2001 .
Business
Encyclopedia of American women in business :
from colonial times to the present / Carol H. Krisman.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005. (2 vols. ) Reference
HD6054.4 .U6 K753 2004.
Crime
The encyclopedia of American crime /
by Carl Sifakis.
New York : Facts on File, 2001. Reference HV6789 .S54
2000.
Cultural & Intellectual History
Encyclopedia of American cultural & intellectual
history / Mary Kupiec Cayton, Peter W. Williams,
editors. New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c2001.
(3 vols.) Reference E169.1 .E624 2001.
Cultural Theorists
Twentieth-century American cultural theorists / edited by Paul Hansom.
Detroit : Gale Group, 2001. Reference PN523 .D5 v.246.
Education
Encyclopedia of American education / Harlow G. Unger.
New York : Facts on File, 2001. (3 vols.) Reference
LB17 .U54 2001.
Fashion
Fashion and costume in American popular culture
: a reference guide / Valerie Burnham Oliver. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996. Reference Z5694 .U5
O45 1996.
Feminism
Feminism : a reference handbook / Harlan,
Judith. Denver : ABC-CLIO, c1998. Reference HQ1410
.H365 1998.
Folk Art
Encyclopedia of American folk art /
Gerard C. Wertkin, editor ; Lee Kogan, associate editor ;
in association with the American Folk Art Museum. New York
: Routledge, 2004. Reference NK805 .E6 2004.
Film
The Columbia companion to American history on
film : how the movies have portrayed the American past /
edited by Peter C. Rollins. New York : Columbia University
Press, c2003. Reference PN1995.9 .U64 C65 2003.
Guns:
Guns in American society : an encyclopedia of history, politics,
culture, and the law / edited by Gregg Lee Carter.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, Inc., c2002. 2 vols. Reference
HV7436 .G8783 2002
Immigration:
Encyclopedia of American immigration / James Ciment,
editor
Ciment, James. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2001. 4 vols.
Reference JV6465 .E53 2000
Labor
Historical encyclopedia of American labor /
edited by Robert Weir and James P. Hanlan. Westport, Conn.
: Greenwood Press, c2004. (2 vols.)
Reference HD8066 .H57 2004.
Latino Popular Culture
Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture / Cordelia Chávez Candelaria, executive editor. Westport,
Conn : Greenwood Press, 2004. (2 vols.)
Reference E184 .S75 E59 2004.
Mexican-Americans
The Mexican American experience : an encyclopedia
/ Matt S. Meier and Margo Gutiérrez. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
Reference E184 .M5 M4535 2003.
Native Americans
A Native American encyclopedia : history, culture,
and peoples / Barry M. Pritzker. Oxford ; New York
: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Reference E76.2 .P75 2000.
Popular Culture
Handbook of American popular culture /
edited by M. Thomas Inge.
New York : Greenwood Press, c1989. (3 vols.) Reference
E169.1 .H2643 1989.
Race
Racial and ethnic relations in America / editorial board, Carl L. Bankston III ... [et al.]. Pasadena,
Calif. : Salem Press, c2000. (3 vols.)
Referene E49 .R33 2000.
Religion
Religion and American cultures : an encyclopedia
of traditions, diversity, and popular expressions /
Gary Laderman & Luis León, editors ; foreword by
Amanda Porterfield. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2003.
Reference BL2525 .R448 2003.
Social Issues
Encyclopedia of modern American social issues / Kronenwetter,
Michael.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1997. Reference
HN57 .K73 1997
Social History
Encyclopedia of American social history / Mary Kupiec
Cayton, Elliott J. Gorn, Peter W. Williams, editors Cayton,
Mary Kupiec. New York : Scribner ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan
Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1993.
3 vols. Reference HN57 .E58 1993
Social Science
Dictionary of the social sciences / edited by Craig
Calhoun.
New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. Reference H41 .D53
2002.
Sports
Sports : a reference guide and critical commentary,
1980-1999 / Donald L. Deardorff II. Westport, Conn.
: Greenwood Press, 2000.
Reference GV704 .D42 2000.
Television
Women and American television : an encyclopedia
/ Denise Lowe.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1999. Reference
PN1992.8 .W65 L69 1999.
Violence
Violence in America : an encyclopedia / Ronald Gottesman, editor in chief ; Richard Maxwell Brown,
consulting editor. New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c1999.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c1999. (3 vols.)
Reference HN90 .V5 V5474 1999.
War
War and American popular culture : a historical
encyclopedia / edited by M. Paul Holsinger. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Reference E181 .W26 1999.
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