Theme park / Scott A. Lukas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lukas, Scott A., 1968-

Series:

Objekt.

Objekt

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amusement parks.

Amusement parks--Design and construction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Theme parks are a uniquely interactive and enduring form of entertainment that have influenced architecture, technology, and culture in surprising ways for more than a century, as Scott Lukas now reveals in his compelling historical chronicle.Theme Park takes the primitive amusements of pleasure gardens as its starting point and launches from there into a rich, in-depth investigation of the evolution of the theme park over the twentieth century. Lukas examines theme parks in countries around the world-including in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Japan, C

Contents:

Theme Park cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; 1 Theme Park as Oasis; 2 Theme Park as Land; 3 Theme Park as Machine; 4 Theme Park as Show; 5 Theme Park as Brand; 6 Theme Park as Text; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-261) and index.

ISBN:

9786612450655

9781282450653

1282450654

9781861896926

1861896921

OCLC:

465205434