{"product_id":"disneyland-and-culture-essays-on-the-parks-and-their-influence-paperback","title":"Disneyland and Culture: Essays on the Parks and Their Influence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy Merlock Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMark I. West\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe success of Disneyland as the world's first permanent, commercially viable theme park sparked the creation of a number of other parks throughout the world, from Florida to Japan, France, and Hong Kong. But the impact of Disneyland is not confined to the theme park arena. These essays explore a far-reaching ideology. Among the topics are 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. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathy Merlock Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e, a professor of communication at Virginia Wesleyan University, teaches courses in media studies and children's culture. She is the author or editor of twelve books and former editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. She has served as past president of both the American Culture Association and the Popular Culture Association. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark I. West\u003c\/b\u003e is the former chair of the English department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has written or edited nineteen books on children's literature and culture and is a former president of the Children's Literature Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.98 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723108683839,"sku":"9780786443727","price":64.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1a9778b3497b4947a4d3ac0544d57dbb.webp?v=1765098040","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/disneyland-and-culture-essays-on-the-parks-and-their-influence-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}