Disneyland and culture : essays on the parks and their influence / edited by Kathy Merlock Jackson and Mark I. West.

9780786443727 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0786443723 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2011.

English

viii, 232 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

GV1853.3.C22 D57311 2011

791.06/879496

"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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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