The Architecture of Pleasure: British Amusement Parks 1900-1939
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1. Verfasser: Kane, Josephine (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013
Schriftenreihe:Ashgate studies in architecture series
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Beschreibung:Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 A Fortune in a Thrill: The Rise of the Amusement Park, 1900-1920; 2 A Whirl of Wonders! Technology, Machine Bodies and Moving Images; 3 A Great Fun City: Crowds, Space and Time; 4 Putting Order into Chaos: The Amusement Park, 1920-1939; 5 Shifting Modernities: Pleasure and Leisure at the Amusement Park; Conclusion: Modern Pleasures; Bibliography; Index
This book considers the relationship between popular modernity, pleasure and the amusement park landscape in Britain from 1900-1939. Focusing on three sites - Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Dreamland in Margate and Southend's Kursaal - the book contextualises their development with references to the wider amusement park world. The meanings of these sites are explored through a detailed examination of the spatial and architectural form taken by rides and other buildings. The rollercoaster - a defining symbol of the amusement park - is given particular focus, as is the extent to which discourses of c
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:284 pages
ISBN:9781409410751
1409410757
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