The celebration chronicles
The celebration chronicles
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of property value in Disney's New Town
Andrew Ross
Ballentine, New York; 1st edition, 1999
edition: english
hardcover
352 p
14 x 21 x 2 cm
5000 g
illustrated
B&W
ISBN
978-0-307-78846-7
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about the book
Scholar and iconoclast Andrew Ross spent a year living in the much scrutinized, and often demonized, Celebration--the picture-perfect town that Disney is building for 20,000 people in the swamp and scrub of central Florida. Lavishly planned with a downtown center and newly minted antique homes, and front-loaded with an ultraprogressive school, hospital, and high-tech infrastructure, Celebration was to offer a fresh start in a world gone wrong. Yet behind the picket fences, gleaming facades, and "Kodak moment" streetscapes, Ross discovered a real place with real problems, and not a theme park village cooked up by the Imagineers. Compelling and wide-ranging in its analysis, The Celebration Chronicles provides a startlingly fresh perspective on the link between contemporary urban planning and corporate bottom lines.
about the author
Andrew Ross
Professor of American Studies at New York University. Author and editor of several books.
