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Second Edition

JANET WASKO

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Copyright © Janet Wasko 2020

The right of Janet Wasko to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

First published in 2001 by Polity Press

This edition published in 2020 by Polity Press

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ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-9563-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-9564-8(pb)

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Names: Wasko, Janet, author.

Title: Understanding Disney : the manufacture of fantasy / Janet Wasko.

Description: Second edition. | Medford, MA : Polity, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Since the 1930s, the Walt Disney Company has produced characters, images, and stories that have captivated audiences around the world. In this updated second edition, with new examples provided throughout, Janet Wasko examines the processes by which the Disney company continues to manufacture the fantasies that enthrall millions”-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019024577 (print) | LCCN 2019024578 (ebook) | ISBN 9780745695631 (hardback) | ISBN 9780745695648 (paperback) | ISBN 9780745695679 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Walt Disney Company.

Classification: LCC PN1999.W27 W37 2020 (print) | LCC PN1999.W27 (ebook) | DDC 384/.8/06579794--dc23

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Growing up in southern California in the 1950s and 1960s meant a good deal of exposure to Disney’s world. Disneyland was just up the freeway from where I lived in San Diego, and The Wonderful World of Disney and The Mickey Mouse Club were essential television viewing. For me, as for most American children, more than a few family memories involved Disney, in one way or another. I again dedicate this book to my family, especially to my brother, Jack, whose first girlfriend moved from San Diego to Los Angeles to become one of the minor Mouseketeers, with whom I shared many of these childhood memories, and who found pleasure and delight in trips to Disney’s “magical worlds.”