One has to know where he has been in order to know where he is going. Mankind has seen more advances in the last 100 years than in the previous 2000. These advances have not only been in the fields of science and medicine, but also in the field of entertainment. In 1989, packaged cultural products netted a U.S. trade surplus of some $8 billion, which made entertainment the third\|largest surplus item that year, right after food and aerospace products. Indeed, American popular culture is a phenomenon in and of itself. But because there is so much of it, it is hard for anyone, especially a foreigner, to keep track of who's who and what's what. This Dictionary of American Culture is designed ...