Pop Culture in Europe

A fascinating survey of popular culture in Europe from Celtic punk and British TV shows to Spanish fashion and Italian sports.From One Direction and Adele to Penelope Cruz and Alexander Skarsgard many Europeans are becoming household names in the United States. This ready-reference guide covers international pop culture spanning music literature movies television and radio the Internet sports video games and fashion from the mid-20th century through the present day.The organization of the bookwith entries arranged alphabetically within thematic chaptersallows readers to quickly find the topic they are seeking. Additionally indexing allows for cross-cultural comparisons to be made between pop culture in Europe to that of the United States. An extensive chronology and lengthy introduction provide important contextual information such as the United States'' influence on movies music and the Internet; the effect of censorship on Internet and social media use; and the history of pop culture over the years. Topics feature key musicians songs books actors and actresses movies and television shows popular websites top athletes games clothing fads and designers and much more.