Playful crowd, the: pleasure places in the twentieth century
Auteur :
Cross, Gary / Walton, John
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231127240
Date de publication :
18 oct. 2005
Dimensions :
21,6 x 17,8 cm
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores playful crowds and the pursuit of pleasure in the twentieth century to offer a transatlantic perspective on changing ideas about leisure, class, and mass culture. This book examines the resorts' different fates as Coney Island has become a shadow of its former self while Blackpool continues to lure visitors and offer attractions.