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Walt's utopia : Disneyland and American mythmaking / Priscilla Hobbs.
Van Pelt Library GV1853.3.C22 D57337 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hobbs, Priscilla, 1980- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disneyland (Calif.)--History.
- Disneyland (Calif.).
- Disney, Walt, 1901-1966.
- Disney, Walt.
- Popular culture--United States--History.
- Popular culture.
- United States.
- History.
- Cold War--Social aspects--United States.
- Cold War.
- Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- x, 220 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
- Summary:
- "The "Happiest Place On Earth" opened in 1955 during a trying time in American life--the Cold War. This book takes a fresh look at the park, analyzing its cultural narrative by looking beyond consumerism and corporate marketing to how Disney helped America cope during the Cold War and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Dreaming, Designing and Building: Background 27
- 2 Main Street, U.S.A.: The Myths of Reassurance and Nostalgia 44
- 3 Adventureland: The Myth of the Spirit of Adventure 68
- 4 New Orleans Square: The Shadow of American Doubt 84
- 5 Frontierland: The Myths of Frontier and Destiny 104
- 6 Fantasyland: The Myth of Utopia, Part 1: Fairy Tales and Happily Ever Afters 127
- 7 Fantasyland: The Myth of Utopia, Part 2: Disneyfication, Disneyization and Globalization 141
- 8 Tomorrowland: The Myth of the Spirit of Progress 158.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786498369
- 0786498366
- OCLC:
- 908375486
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