Watergate, the Vietnam War, the environmental movement, the energy crisis, the women’s movement, disco. The Seventies in America brings this controversial decade to life by examining these topics and many more. This encyclopedia appears at a time when many people are reevaluating the 1970’s, realizing that it was not a superficial, throwaway era but actually a time of dynamic political, social, and cultural change. The Seventies in America is also a much-needed source of reliable information for today’s students, all of whom were born after the decade ended.