1st Edition
The Theming Of America Dreams, Visions, And Commercial Spaces
By Mark Gottdiener
Copyright 1997
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Mark Gottdiener explores the nature of social change as it has developed since the 1960s as reflected in the "theming" of America, from Graceland to Dollywood, from Las Vegas to Disney World, from the Mall of America to your local mall. Nowhere can modern Americans escape the profusion of recognizable symbols and signs attached to virtually every aspect of their culture constantly reminding them... Read more
Looking at Themed Environments -- From a Themed to an Anti-Themed Environment: Natural Codes, Ancient Cities, and Modernism -- The Mirror of Production: The Realization Problem of Capital -- The Themed Culture and Themed Environments -- The Las Vegas Casino, the Theme Park, and the Further Extension of Themed Environments -- Experiencing Themed Environments -- Themes, Societal Fantasies, and Daily Life
Biography
Mark Gottdieneris chair and professor of the department of sociology at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He has written numerous books including Postmodern Semiotics: Material Culture and the Forms of Postmodern Life, The New Urban Sociology, and Urban Life in Transition. Gottdiener lives in East Amherst, New York.
