{"product_id":"disney-culture-quick-takes-movies-popular-culture-9780813583327","title":"Disney Culture Quick Takes Movies  Popular","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Walt Disney Company has grown into a diversified global media giant, but is it still possible to identify a coherent Disney ethos? Examining everything from theme parks to merchandising to animation to live-action films, \u003ci\u003eDisney Culture\u003c\/i\u003e proposes that they all follow a core corporate philosophy dating back to the 1920s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wills makes a strong contribution to both the fields of media studies as well as Disney scholarship with this concise, well written and thoroughly engaging overview of how the cultural, artistic, and economic factors surrounding the Disney corporation intersect.\" -- Blair Davis * author of Movie Comics: Page to Screen\/Screen to Page *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDisney Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is a notable addition to the growing critical work on Disney and its cultural significance. Wills skillfully dissects the Disney ethos and even challenges the multimedia giant to 'mean something beyond merchandise' in the twenty-first century.\" -- Janet Wasko * author of Understanding Disney: The Manufacture of Fantasy *\u003cbr\u003e\"Wills's little gem of a book assesses the art, business, ideology, and audience of the Disney organization from its beginning to today. \u003ci\u003eDisney Culture \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential text for students in media studies, animation, and American culture.\" * Journal of American Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\"An elegantly written and well-researched book...Wells makes a strong case for the powerful influence Disney has exerted on American life over the past century, how it has spread worldwide, and what it means for civilization.\" * Cercles *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisney Culture\u003c\/i\u003e review in \u003ci\u003eMusicals\u003c\/i\u003e * Musicals *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: Making Disney Magic\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: The World According to Disney\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: Disney Dollars\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: Disney Values\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865987101015,"sku":"9780813583327","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813583327.jpg?v=1722276513","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/disney-culture-quick-takes-movies-popular-culture-9780813583327","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}