Fantasy City: Pleasure and Profit in the Postmodern Metropolis


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Fantasy City analyses the post-industrialist city as a site of entertainment. By discussing examples from a wide variety of venues, including casinos, malls, heritage developments and theme parks, Hannigan questions urban entertainments economic foundations and historical background. He asks whether such areas of fantasy destroy communities or instead create new groupings of shared identities and experiences. The book is written in a student friendly way with boxed case studies for class discussion.



Author: John Hannigan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/01/1998
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.54w x 1.05d
ISBN13: 9780415150972
ISBN10: 0415150973
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy | City Planning & Urban Development

About the Author
John Hannigan is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Environmental Sociology also published by Routledge.

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