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The Architecture of Pleasure

The Architecture of Pleasure
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The Architecture of Pleasure
This book considers the relationship between popular modernity, pleasure and the amusement park landscape in Britain from 1900-1939. Focusing on three sites - Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Dreamland in Margate and Southend's Kursaal - the book contextualises their development with references to the wider amusement park world. The meanings of these sites are explored through a detailed examination of the spatial and architectural form taken by rides and other buildings. The rollercoaster - a defining symbol of the amusement park - is given particular focus, as is the extent to which discourses of class, gender and national identity were expressed through the design of these parks.

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  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publication Place: UK
  • Publication Year: 2016-08-26
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 284
  • Edition: 1
  • Series: Ashgate Studies in Architecture
  • Seller: BestBookBuddies  
  • Category: RAPS
  • Stock: 9999
  • Model: Stock
  • Weight: 0.52kg
  • SKU: Stock
  • ISBN: 9781138269569
  • Sold By: taylorandfrancis
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