1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996339088803316

Autore

Lukas Scott A. <1968->

Titolo

Theme park [[electronic resource] /] / Scott A. Lukas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion Books, c2008

ISBN

1-282-45065-4

9786612450655

1-86189-692-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Objekt

Disciplina

712.5

725.76

Soggetti

Amusement parks

Amusement parks - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-261) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Theme Park cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; 1 Theme Park as Oasis; 2 Theme Park as Land; 3 Theme Park as Machine; 4 Theme Park as Show; 5 Theme Park as Brand; 6 Theme Park as Text; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Theme parks are a uniquely interactive and enduring form of entertainment that have influenced architecture, technology, and culture in surprising ways for more than a century, as Scott Lukas now reveals in his compelling historical chronicle.Theme Park takes the primitive amusements of pleasure gardens as its starting point and launches from there into a rich, in-depth investigation of the evolution of the theme park over the twentieth century. Lukas examines theme parks in countries around the world-including in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Japan, C



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910712925303321

Titolo

Technology and world trade : proceedings. / / Edited by Robert L. Stern

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., , 1967

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 162 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Collana

National Bureau of Standards miscellaneous publication ; ; 284

Classificazione

83.42

83.62

Disciplina

382

Soggetti

Commerce

Technology transfer

Technology

Conference papers and proceedings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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