Magic Lands
Western Cityscapes and American Culture After 1940
The American West conjures up images of pastoral tranquility and wide open spaces, but by 1970 the Far West was the most urbanized section of the country. Exploring four intriguing cityscapes--Disneyland, Stanford Industrial Park, Sun City, and the 1962 Seattle World's Fair--John Findlay shows how each created a sense of cohesion and sustained people's belief in their superior urban environment. This first book-length study of the urban West after 1940 argues that Westerners deliberately tried to build cities that differed radically from their eastern counterparts.In 1954, Walt Disney began building the world's first theme park, using Hollywo…
Mehr
CHF 46.90
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V105:
Folgt in ca. 15 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-520-08435-3
- EAN: 9780520084353
- Produktnummer: 1708766
- Verlag: University of California Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
- Seitenangabe: 394 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 680 g
- Gewicht: 680
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
John M. Findlay is Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington and the author of People of Chance: Gambling in American Society from Jamestown to Las Vegas (1986).
11 weitere Werke von John M. Findlay:
Bewertungen
Anmelden