Theme Parks [1 ed.] 9781499437355, 9781499437348

Costumed characters transform ordinary amusement parks into magical settings where princesses, superheroes, and more com

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English Pages 50 Year 2015

Theme Parks [1 ed.]
9781499437355, 9781499437348

Theme park studies is a growing field in social and cultural studies. Nonetheless, until now little attention has been d

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Universal Studios never really wanted to get into the theme park business. They wanted to be the anti-Disney. But when f

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New Orleans is unique – which is precisely why there are many Crescent Cities all over the world: for almost 150 years,

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Disney Theme Parks and America's National Narratives takes a public history approach to situating the physical spac

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Theme park studies is a growing field in social and cultural studies. Nonetheless, until now little attention has been d

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This worldwide study examines how religion gets into theme parks – as mission, as an aspect of culture, as fable and by

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Philosophers have often bluntly said, and more often tacitly assumed that careful and reasonable men will confine themse

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Packed with stunning photography, Eyewitness National Parks explores the history of all 63 US National Parks, and their

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