Disneyland and culture : essays on the parks and their influence /
edited by Kathy Merlock Jackson and Mark I. West.
- Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., c2011.
- viii, 232 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"These essays explore the far-reaching ideology unleashed by Disneyland, the world's first permanent, commercially viable theme park. Topics include Disney's role in the creation of children's architecture; Frontierland as an allegorical map of the American West; the "cultural invasion of France" in Disneyland Paris; the politics of nostalgia; and "hyperurbanity" in the town of Celebration, Florida"--Provided by publisher.