Disneyland and culture : essays on the parks and their influence /

Disneyland and culture : essays on the parks and their influence / Disneyland & culture edited by Kathy Merlock Jackson and Mark I. West. - viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"These essays explore the far-reaching ideology unleashed by Disneyland, the world's first permanent, commercially viable theme park. Topics include Disney's role in the creation of children's architecture; Frontierland as an allegorical map of the American West; the "cultural invasion of France" in Disneyland Paris; the politics of nostalgia; and "hyperurbanity" in the town of Celebration, Florida"--Provided by publisher.

0786443723 9780786443727

2010045771


Walt Disney Enterprises


Amusement parks--Social aspects


Disneyland (Calif.)--Social aspects.
Disneyland Paris (Marne-la-Vallée, France)--Social aspects.
Celebration (Fla.)--Social aspects.

GV1853.3.C22 / D57311 2011

791.06879496

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