American decades, 1990-1999 / edited by Tandy McConell. - Detroit : Gale Research, c2001. - xi, 673 p. : illus. ; 29 cm.

"A Manly, Inc. book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

World events -- The arts -- Business and the economy -- Education -- Fashion -- Government and politics -- Law and justice -- Lifestyles and social trends -- Media -- Medicine and health -- Religion -- Science and technology -- Sports.

American Decades documents and analyzes periods of contemporary American social history. Each volume begins with an overview and chronology covering the entire decade. Subject chapters follow, each including an explanatory background overview; subject-specific timeline; and alphabetically arrange entries discussing the people, events and ideas important to that subject during the period. Included are biographies; explanations of concepts; terms and events; quotations; charts; sidebars covering high-interest topics; and much more.

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