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The Architecture of Pleasure

Author : Josephine Kane
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317044746
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Architecture of Pleasure written by Josephine Kane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amusement parks which first appeared in England at the turn of the twentieth century represent a startlingly novel and complex phenomenon, combining fantasy architecture, new technology, ersatz danger, spectacle and consumption in a new mass experience. Though drawing on a diverse range of existing leisure practices, the particular entertainment formula they offered marked a radical departure in terms of visual, experiential and cultural meanings. The huge, socially mixed crowds that flocked to the new parks did so purely in the pursuit of pleasure, which the amusement parks commodified in exhilarating new guises. Between 1906 and 1939, nearly 40 major amusement parks operated across Britain. By the outbreak of the Second World War, millions of people visited these sites each year. The amusement park had become a defining element in the architectural psychological pleasurescape of Britain. This book considers the relationship between popular modernity, pleasure and the amusement park landscape in Britain from 1900-1939. It argues that the amusement parks were understood as a new and distinct expression of modern times which redefined the concept of public pleasure for mass audiences. 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 class, gender and national identity were expressed through the design of these parks.

The Journey

Author : Vinod Mahbubani
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1467878944
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (678 download)

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Download or read book The Journey written by Vinod Mahbubani and published by Author House. This book was released on 2008-04-23 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author recounts the true story of his travels. His adventures begin in Boston and end some five months later along The Great Wall of China. The journey sees him take in several of the worlds most important landmarks in around eighty towns and cities over a staggering 40,000 mile journey. Thats quite some adventure! Whether its the Niagara Falls in North America, the Rainforest in Australia or Tropical Islands in Asia, there is something for everyone in this epic journey spanning four of the worlds six continents. Across oceans, deserts and distant lands, there is a story to tell, packed with adventure and experiences of a different kind. Come join me on this special journey and may it encourage you to explore and discover the world on a similar journey of your own. 5 star rating on Amazon - "An entertaining read, substantially well written, informative and packed with invaluable traveller's tips. I thoroughly recommend it and whatsmore, I'll be looking out for Vinod's next book." Tracey Gaul

The Amusement Park

Author : Jason Wood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317045122
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Amusement Park written by Jason Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason Wood is Director of Heritage Consultancy Services, Lancaster, UK, and former Professor of Cultural Heritage at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Author : Vanessa Toulmin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956445216
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book Blackpool Pleasure Beach written by Vanessa Toulmin and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bridgeport

Author : Andrew Pehanick
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738537665
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (376 download)

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Download or read book Bridgeport written by Andrew Pehanick and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The golden age of postcards, which took place between 1900 and 1940, was also the golden age of Bridgeport. Local and national publishers printed scenes of the city's beautiful and renowned parks, magnificent mansions, palatial theaters, and sprawling factories, as well as its busy streets and unique architecture. These cards carried images of Bridgeport near and far. Recipients of these mementos could imagine building automobiles at the Locomobile factory, dining at the Amazon Caf©, staying at the Stratfield Hotel, riding the carousel at the Steeplechase Island amusement park, shopping at Howlands, admiring the Wheeler Mansion, attending mass at the South Congregational Church, or watching the activity at the winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Bridgeport takes the modern reader on a journey into the past through nearly two hundred of these vintage postcard images.

The Entertainment Indust...

Author : Stuart Moss
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1780640633
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Entertainment Indust... written by Stuart Moss and published by CABI. This book was released on with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cultural Studies

Author : Michael Ryan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405145773
Total Pages : 1395 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Studies written by Michael Ryan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-19 with total page 1395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Studies: An Anthology is a comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary essays in the diverse field of cultural studies. It is designed for classroom use in a variety of settings and departments, from communications and film studies to literature and anthropology. With an international scope and interdisciplinary approach, this book represents the diversity, depth, and leading scholarship of this complex field. A blockbuster anthology bringing together classic and contemporary essays in the fragmented field of cultural studies Takes an international and interdisciplinary approach, representing the diversity, depth, and leading scholarship of this complex field Offers a range of important perspectives on key topics, including policy, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, identity, visual culture, and diaspora Provides an overview of the history of the discipline, and argues for better placement of cultural studies within the academy Designed for classroom use in a variety of settings and departments, from communications and film studies to literature and anthropology, contextualizing essays with helpful introductory material and extensive bibliographic citations Michael Ryan is an internationally renowned academic and author; he is supported here by an global advisory board of leading scholars

The Birth of the Museum

Author : Tony Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136115161
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The Birth of the Museum written by Tony Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series of richly detailed case studies from Britian, Australia and North America, Tony Bennett investigates how nineteenth- and twentieth-century museums, fairs and exhibitions have organized their collections, and their visitors. Discussing the historical development of museums alongside that of the fair and the international exhibition, Bennett sheds new light upon the relationship between modern forms of official and popular culture. Using Foucaltian perspectives The Birth of the Museum explores how the public museum should be understood not just as a place of instruction, but as a reformatory of manners in which a wide range of regulated social routines and performances take place. This invigorating study enriches and challenges the understanding of the museum, and places it at the centre of modern relations between culture and government. For students of museum, cultural and sociology studies, this will be an asset to their reading list.

The Unofficial Guide to Britain's Best Days Out, Theme Parks and Attractions

Author : Bob Sehlinger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119971136
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Britain's Best Days Out, Theme Parks and Attractions written by Bob Sehlinger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-22 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unofficial Guide to Days Out & Attractions in Britain gives you the perfect guidebook to experience the best theme parks, attractions and days out in Britain. Researched and written to provide the most fun, exciting and diverse range of outings and excursions available to those looking for a great day out, this book provides an eclectic choice of big-hitting theme parks to more local experiences and unusual days out. This guide will help you plan your visit and bring the experience alive for you in a personal way written by a team of experts. For smaller attractions you’ll get the lowdown on what’s best to explore and hidden gems you’d never known about, while on the big theme parks you’ll get smart time and money saving advice designed to maximise your fun and eliminate any stress. With honest reviews, detailed information, invaluable maps and indispensible tips, this guide will give you a book brimming with inspiration to savour for your next day out. Take a look inside. The Unofficial Guide to Days Out & Attractions in Britain includes: Fun: A diverse book of exciting days out, theme parks and attractions, celebrating Britain’s character, from big, roller-coaster theme parks to local adventure experiences and unusual trips to savour and plot your next trip away. Eclectic: A different and eclectic set of day trip choices from hanging upside down at Thorpe Park or Alton Towers to dinosaur parks, famous film locations, steam trains, falconry, motor museums and wildlife sanctuaries. Time & Money Saving tips from a team of experienced experts. Expert advice to provide the most fun and enjoyable days out Honest reviews from a team with extensive training and research experience, plus evaluations based on reader surveys Up-to-date, invaluable and need-to-know information Touring plans based on patented algorithms and sophisticated research designs. Indispensible Maps and plans to show you exactly how to plan your day on the ground. About Unofficial Guides The Unofficial Guides have sold more than four million copies worldwide. This series is the only one that offers evaluations based on reader surveys and critiques, compiled by a team of unbiased inspectors. The Unofficial Guides are unique in their employment of sophisticated research designs and cutting edge science - focused around touring plans based on patented algorithms - to provide readers with extremely valuable information available in no other travel series, saving families time and money. An entire organization collects and compiles information for the Unofficial Guide series, guided by individuals with extensive training and experience in operations research as well as data collection and analysis. The result is a portfolio of guides that give visitors everything they need to know for a stress-free, efficient, fun and enjoyable day out.

Form Follows Fun

Author : Bruce Peter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113470917X
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Form Follows Fun written by Bruce Peter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authoritative and readable, this excellent text, illustrated by a unique pictorial record of period architecture, surveys and examines how and why the architecture of pleasure related to the stylistic and ideological concerns of modernism in 1930s Britain. Responding to the current interest in modernism and packed with a substantial archive of high quality photographs and other documentation, it relates the professional, entrepreneurial and institutional infrastructures affecting the pleasure industry’s architectural development and appearance in 1930s. A broad range of building through which the general public first experienced Modernism are covered, including: commercial – holiday camps, cinemas and greyhound racing stadia municipal and governmental projects – zoos, seaside pavilions, concert halls, and imperial and international exhibitions. Arguing that the responses to modernism through the architecture of pleasure were conditioned by wider debates about the role of design in relation to high and mass culture, this book is an ideal resource for all those interested in architectural history and design in Britain between the wars.

Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Proposed Runway 6-24 Improvements

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Proposed Runway 6-24 Improvements written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Playful Crowd

Author : Gary Cross
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231502834
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Playful Crowd written by Gary Cross and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first part of the twentieth century thousands of working-class New Yorkers flocked to Coney Island in search of a release from their workaday lives and the values of bourgeois society. On the other side of the Atlantic, British workers headed off to the beach resort of Blackpool for entertainment and relaxation. However, by the middle of the century, a new type of park began to emerge, providing well-ordered, squeaky-clean, and carefully orchestrated corporate entertainment. Contrasting the experiences of Coney Island and Blackpool with those of Disneyland and Beamish, Gary S. Cross and John K. Walton explore playful crowds and the pursuit of pleasure in the twentieth century to offer a transatlantic perspective on changing ideas about leisure, class, and mass culture. Blackpool and Coney Island were the definitive playgrounds of the industrial working class. Teeming crowds partook of a gritty vulgarity that offered a variety of pleasures and thrills from roller coaster rides and freak shows to dance halls and dioramas of exotic locales. Responding to the new money and mobility of the working class, the purveyors of Coney Island and Blackpool offered the playful crowd an "industrial saturnalia."Cross and Walton capture the sights and sounds of Blackpool and Coney Island and consider how these "Sodoms by the sea" flouted the social and cultural status quo. The authors also examine the resorts' very different fates as Coney Island has now become a mere shadow of its former self while Blackpool continues to lure visitors and offer new attractions. The authors also explore the experiences offered at Disneyland and Beamish, a heritage park that celebrates Britain's industrial and social history. While both parks borrowed elements from their predecessors, they also adapted to the longings and concerns of postwar consumer culture. Appealing to middle-class families, Disney provided crowds a chance to indulge in child-like innocence and a nostalgia for a simpler time. At Beamish, crowds gathered to find an escape from the fragmented and hedonistic life of modern society in a reconstructed realm of the past where local traditions and nature prevail.

The Rough Guide to Britain

Author : Rob Humphreys
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1858285496
Total Pages : 1129 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Britain written by Rob Humphreys and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-06-02 with total page 1129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information for traveling in England, Wales, and Scotland, including travel tips, recommended accommodations, historic sites, and annual events.

The Rough Guide to Great Britain (Travel Guide eBook)

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN 13 : 178919492X
Total Pages : 1399 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Great Britain (Travel Guide eBook) written by Rough Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2018-08-04 with total page 1399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Rough Guides' home patch with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to tuck into a balti in Birmingham, get your thrills at Blackpool Pleasure Beach or tackle Scotland's majestic North Coast 500, The Rough Guide to Great Britain will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way. - Independent, trusted reviews written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget. - Full-colour maps throughout - navigate the medieval lanes of York or Bath's Georgian streets without needing to get online. - Stunning images - a rich collection of inspiring colour photography. -Things not to miss - Rough Guides' rundown of Britain's best sights and experiences. - Itineraries - carefully planned routes to help you organize your trip. - Detailed regional coverage- whether off the beaten track or in more mainstream tourist destinations, this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way. Areas covered include: London and the southeast; the Cotswolds; Bath, Bristol and the southwest; East Anglia; the Midlands and the Peak District; Leeds, Manchester and the northwest; Yorkshire; Newcastle and the northeast; Cardiff and South Wales; Snowdonia; Edinburgh and the Lothians; Glasgow and the Clyde; the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Attractions include: Hampton Court Palace; Oxford's colleges; the Eden Project; Manchester's Northern Quarter; Hadrian's Wall; the Lake District; Portmeirion; Welsh castles; Edinburgh Festival and the West Highland Railway. - Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, accommodation, food and drink, the media, festivals and events, sports and outdoor activities. - Background information - a Contexts chapter devoted to history and film, plus recommended books. Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with The Rough Guide to Great Britain.

Secret Great Yarmouth & Gorleston

Author : Pete Goodrum
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144569011X
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Secret Great Yarmouth & Gorleston written by Pete Goodrum and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-09-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret Great Yarmouth & Gorleston explores the lesser-known history of the Norfolk coastal town of Great Yarmouth through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.

Special Acts and Resolutions of the State of Connecticut

Author : Connecticut
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1224 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Special Acts and Resolutions of the State of Connecticut written by Connecticut and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Public Acts Passed by the General Assembly

Author : Connecticut
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Public Acts Passed by the General Assembly written by Connecticut and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 1236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: