Fantasy City : Pleasure and Profit in the Postmodern Metropolis
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0415150973
ISBN-13
9780415150972
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 1998
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
630 grams
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyUrban communitiesSociology: sport & leisureAnthropology
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Fantasy City is an anlaysis of the postindustrial city as a site of entertaiment. By discussing examples from a wide variety of venues the author questions urban entertainment's economic foundations and historical background.
Fantasy City analyses the post-industrialist city as a site of entertainment. By discussing examples from a wide variety of venues, including casinos, malls, heritage developments and theme parks, Hannigan questions urban entertainments economic foundations and historical background. He asks whether such areas of fantasy destroy communities or instead create new groupings of shared identities and experiences. The book is written in a student friendly way with boxed case studies for class discussion.
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