Theme park / Scott A. Lukas.

Main entry:

Lukas, Scott A., 1968- author. aut

Title & Author:

Theme park / Scott A. Lukas.

Publication:

London : Reaktion, [2008]

Description:

272 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm

Series:

Objekt

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-261) and index.
Preface -- Theme park as oasis -- Theme park as land -- Theme park as machine -- Theme park as show -- Theme park as brand -- Theme park as text.

Summary:

"Theme Park takes the primitive amusements of nineteenth-century pleasure gardens as its starting point and continues with an in-depth investigation of the theme park throughout the twentieth century and beyond." "Theme parks, Lukas contends, have gained a wider significance and become complex representations of the human mind itself, in books, films, feature films, video games and websites. Ultimately, their larger influence can be found in the shopping malls, branded stores and casinos that employ the tricks and techniques of theme parks to encourage loyalty and increase commerce." "Packed with captivating illustrations, Theme Park takes us on a historical roller coaster ride that both reanimates the places that shaped our childhoods and anticipates the future of escapist entertainment."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9781861893949 (pbk.)
1861893949 (pbk.)

Subject:

Amusement parks History.
Amusement parks Design and construction.
Amusement parks

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Objekt.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 259700
Call No.: BIB 190617
Status: Available

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