| Description |
ix, 336 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The themed space: locating culture, nation, and self / Scott A. Lukas -- Theming as authenticity torque: Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, and authentic feeling in the Smoky Mountains / Melissa Jane Hardie -- Luna Park's FantasyWorld and Dreamland's White City: fire spectacles at Coney Island as elemental performativity / Lynn Sally -- From downtown to theme town: reinventing America's smaller historic retail districts / Thomas W. Paradis -- Theming as a sensory phenomenon: discovering the senses on the Las Vegas Strip / Scott A. Lukas -- Theming as nation -- The landscape of power: imagineering consumer behavior at China's theme parks / Hai Ren -- Theming mythical Africa at the Lost City / Jeanne van Eeden -- Leisure space: thematic style and cultural exclusion in Casablanca / Bahíyyih Maroon -- Theming as person -- "Above us only sky": themes, simulations, and Liverpool John Lennon Airport / Peter Adey -- Love hotels: sex and the rhetoric of themed spaces / Derek Foster -- How the theme park gets its power: lived theming, social control, and the themedworker self / Scott A. Lukas -- Theming as mind -- Behind-the-scenes spaces: promoting production in a landscape of consumption / Ann Brigham -- The experience of a lifestyle / Brian Lonsway -- Contents -- Themed environments and virtual spaces: video games, violent play, and digital enemies / Talmadge Wright -- A politics of reverence and irreverence: social discourse on theming controversies -- Scott a. lukas. |
| Subject |
Themed environments.
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Themed environments. |
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Urban economics.
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Urban economics. |
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Leisure.
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Leisure. |
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Amusement parks.
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Amusement parks. |
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Consumer behavior.
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Consumer behavior. |
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Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects.
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Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects. |
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Consumption (Economics) |
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Environnements à thèmes. |
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Économie urbaine. |
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Loisir. |
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Parcs d'attractions. |
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Consommateurs -- Comportement. |
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Consommation (Économie politique) -- Aspect social. |
| Added Author |
Lukas, Scott A., 1968-
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| ISBN |
9780739121429 |
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9780739121412 cloth alkaline paper |
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0739121413 cloth alkaline paper |
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0739121421 |
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