civilization

Presents cross-referenced essays, along with sidebars and illustrations, that chronicle and examine the evolution of American thought and expression. Topic areas include eras from the 1940s through the 1990s; cultural groups; geography and cultural centers; nature, human nature, and the supernatural; and the political order.

Contains approximately 160 primary sources on American history and culture from 1990 to 1999, featuring many different types of sources, arranged chronologically in twelve categories, including the arts, education, government and politics, media, medicine and health, religion, and sports.

Contains approximately 160 primary sources on American history and culture from 1980 to 1989, featuring many different types of sources, arranged chronologically in twelve categories, including the arts, education, government and politics, media, medicine and health, religion, and sports.

Contains approximately 160 primary sources on American history and culture from 1970 to 1979, featuring many different types of sources, arranged chronologically in twelve categories, including the arts, education, government and politics, media, medicine and health, religion, and sports.

Contains approximately 160 primary sources on American history and culture from 1960 to 1969, featuring many different types of sources, arranged chronologically in twelve categories, including the arts, education, government and politics, media, medicine and health, religion, and sports.

Contains approximately 160 primary sources on American history and culture from 1950 to 1959, featuring many different types of sources, arranged chronologically in twelve categories, including the arts, education, government and politics, media, medicine and health, religion, and sports.

Primary sources, including screenplays, scrapbooks, patent applications, environmental codes of conduct, speeches, memoirs, government documents, and literary works provide an overview of key events which occurred between 1940 and 1949.

Contains a variety of primary source documents that provide an overview of key events which occurred between 1930 and 1939, including screenplays, scrapbooks, patent applications, environmental codes of conduct, speeches, memoirs, government documents, and literary works.

Contains approximately 160 primary sources on American history and culture from 1900 to 1909, featuring many different types of sources, arranged chronologically in twelve categories, including the arts, education, government and politics, media, medicine and health, religion, and sports.

Describes disgusting details about daily life in ancient Rome, including housing, food, and sanitation.