| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 574 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Influences : theoretical frameworks and guiding principles. Entertainment everything -- Our convergence culture -- Understanding entertainment audiences -- Drama and storytelling -- Entertainment effects -- Impacts : societal causes and effects. The attention economy : business and technology -- Branded entertainment and theming -- A question of standards : legal rights and responsibilities -- Ethics in the infotainment age -- Religion and socialization -- Ethnicity, culture, and globalization -- Sin city : violence, sex, drugs, and gambling -- Innovations : contemporary trends and practices. Advocacy in entertainment : politics, activism, and education -- Media entertainment -- Live on our stage : the performing arts -- Travel, attractions, and recreation -- New media and futuretainment |
| Summary |
Providing an overview of the entertainment industry, this study includes entertainment economics, theories of entertainment, entertainment research, & covers different types of entertainment including media, sports, gaming, theme entertainment, travel & tourism, & live performance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Performing arts -- Social aspects
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Amusements -- Social aspects
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Amusements -- Social aspects
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Performing arts -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
King, Cynthia (Cynthia M.)
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| LC no. |
2009022947 |
| ISBN |
9780203882931 |
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0203882938 |
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9781135839956 |
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1135839956 |
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9781135839901 |
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1135839905 |
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9781135839949 |
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1135839948 |
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1282595687 |
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9781282595682 |
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9786612595684 |
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661259568X |
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