Once Upon an American Dream
Subtitle: The Story of Euro Disneyland
Publisher: University Press Of Kansas; University Press of Kansas
Published: January 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780700609895
Subjects: American studies; Cultural studies; Globalization; Multinationals; Theme parks & funfairs; Tourism industry; c 1990 to c 2000; Finance; Social Science; History Of Specific Companies; Recreation Industries (Economic Aspects); Business / Economics / Finance; Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism; Sociology; France; Business Aspects; Business & Economics / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism; Performing Arts : Business Aspects; Anthropology - Cultural; Walt Disney Company; American influences; Disneyland Paris (Marne-la-Val; Disneyland Paris (Marne-la-Vallâee, France); History; Popular culture
Description: "Once Upon an American Dream is a story of global capitalism on a grand scale. Lainsbury has plumbed company archives and interviewed key players to give readers the real view from Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty's Castle). He cracks open the Euro Disney controversy to reveal the park not as a tragic experiment in exporting American culture but the result of European efforts to import a popular form of American entertainment."--BOOK JACKET.