Here is an A-to-Z reference for events, fads, movements, and institutions that has affected American civilization and society in the last half-century, updated for this edition. Hailed as "an outstanding reference book" by the American Library Association when originally published, it has now been updated to include the Unabomber, Whitewater, recent Supreme Court affirmative-action rulings, and other late-breaking news stories. Features more than 700 cross-referenced entires.