| Description |
1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Ashgate Studies in Architecture Series |
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Ashgate studies in architecture series.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Re-published using ISBN 9781317044734 by Routledge, Milton Park, etc., in 2016 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 14, 2019) |
| Subject |
Amusement parks -- Great Britain -- History
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Amusement parks -- Design and construction -- History
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Amusement parks
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Amusement parks -- Design and construction
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781409410751 |
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1409410757 |
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9781409470960 |
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1409470962 |
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9781317044734 |
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1317044738 |
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9781315612539 |
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1315612534 |
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