The Theming of America
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: July 12, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780813397658
Subjects: Cultural studies; Sociology - General; Popular Culture - General; Social Science; Sociology; USA; Themed environments; Americana; U.S. Architecture - General; Architecture-U.S. Architecture - General; Social Science / Popular Culture; Social Science-Americana; Architecture; 20th century; United States
First sentence: During the summer month of July 2000, a French sheep farmer, Jose Bove, descended to the site of the McDonald's fast-food outlet in his hometown of Millau and, with the help of some friends, demolished the building.
Description: "The second edition of The Theming of America explores the nature of social change in America since the 1960s - from Graceland to Dollywood, from Las Vegas to Disneyworld, from the Mall of America to your local mall. Mark Gottdiener's book explores the origins, nature and future of themed environments in our information-overloaded world. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include material on resistance to themed environments, such as worldwide protests against franchising and Disneyfication. Modern Americans cannot escape the profusion of recognizable symbols and signs attached to virtually all aspects of our culture, tying our media culture and the seductions of consumerism to the production of ingeniously designed spaces."--BOOK JACKET.