Architecture of Pleasure. British amusement parks, 1900-1939
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- Author(s) Kane, Josephine F
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2013
- Pages 264pp
- Publisher Ashgate Publishing
- Place Published Farnham
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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A cultural study of the history of amusement parks, the nature of the recreation they provided, the distinctiveness of their physical assets and their evolution as a 'defining element in the architectural psychological pleasurescape of Britain'. In the process sheds much light on the industry. Deals in particular with three case studies - William Bean and the Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Dreamland, Margate; and the Kursaal at Southend . Chapters include: 'Rise of the amusement park, 1900-20'; 'Technology, machine bodies and moving images'; 'Putting order into chaos; the amusement park 1920-39'; 'Shifting modernities. Pleasure and leisure at the amusement park'