{"product_id":"disneyland-politics-how-a-medium-size-city-and-corporate-giant-coexist-paperback-softback-9781439926864","title":"Disneyland Politics; How a Medium-Size City and Corporate Giant Coexist (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439926864","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDisneyland Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow a Medium-Size City and Corporate Giant Coexist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter F. Burns (Author), Matthew O. Thomas (Author), Max R. Bieganski (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439926864\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.341 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen Walt Disney decided to build Disneyland in Anaheim, CA in the 1950s, the move presented a puzzle for Anaheim’s government: How would the city balance the interests of private investors against those of the citizenry when the two came into conflict?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisneyland Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a cogent examination of this urban power struggle, which has been playing out for 70 years. The authors show how the city was initially bound to the Disneyland Imperative, which placed the theme park above everything else in the city, including other economic development projects. However, starting in the 1990s, citizens pushed back against the corporation and its supporters, wanting a more balanced public policy agenda and ultimately loosening the stranglehold Disneyland had over the city’s political order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recounting the history of Disney’s power in action and the tension between democratic governance and reliance on private investment, \u003ci\u003eDisneyland Politics\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how those who pursue alternative agendas attempt to get their way, and how the fight for a more balanced public policy agenda has changed local power dynamics to be less favorable to Disneyland over time.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the series \u003ci\u003eUrban Life, Landscape, and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685338018072,"sku":"9781439926864","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/disneyland-politics-how-a-medium-size-city-and-corporate-giant-coexist-paperback-softback-9781439926864","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}