{"product_id":"9781138269569","title":"The Architecture of Pleasure : British Amusement Parks 1900-1939 (Ashgate Studies in Architecture)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48987763409131,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":135.49,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781138269569-1.jpg?v=1785752448","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781138269569","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}