Disney and his worlds / Alan Bryman.
Disney and his worlds / Alan Bryman.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
Date
1995.
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N791.0680973/1
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English
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Physical content
x, 222 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Disney and his Organization. 1. The Life of Walt Disney. 2. Disney After Walt -- Pt. II. The Disney Theme Parks. 3. Background to the Disney Theme Parks. 4. A Family Pilgrimage. 5. Control and Predictability. 6. Back to the Future: Representations of Past and Future. 7. Consuming the Corporat...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
Disney and his Worlds is a thorough overview of what is by now quite a large literature on the Disney organization, in particular the theme parks and their significance for contemporary culture.
The author looks at Walt Disney's life and how his biography has been constructed; the Walt Disney Company in the years after his death; and the writings of various commentators on the Disney theme parks. He raises important issues about the parks: whether they are harbingers of postmodernism; the significance of consumption at the parks; the natur...
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Disney and his worlds / Alan Bryman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-209) and indexes.
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N791.0680973/1
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74VMxGlxPKMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMxGlxPKMl
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ISBN
0415103762 (pbk) :
9780415103756 (cloth)
0415103754 (cloth)
9780415103763 (pbk.)
0415103762 (pbk.)
9780415103756
0415103754
9780415103763
0415103762
9780415103756 (cased) :
0415103754 (cased) :
9780415103763 (pbk) :
DDC
791.06873
791.0680973
MMS ID
991002765079702626
