{"product_id":"disneyland-politics-how-a-medium-size-city-and-corporate-giant-coexist-paperback","title":"Disneyland Politics: How a Medium-Size City and Corporate Giant Coexist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter F. Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew O. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMax R. Bieganski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the series \u003ci\u003eUrban Life, Landscape, and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter F. Burns\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science at Soka University of America, author of \u003ci\u003eElectoral Politics Is Not Enough: Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Urban Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eReforming New Orleans: The Contentious Politics of Change in the Big Easy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew O. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice at California State University, Chico and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eReforming New Orleans: The Contentious Politics of Change in the Big Easy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax R. Bieganski\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar and a Master's Student in International Affairs at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego. He received a BA in Liberal Arts and an MA in Educational Leadership and Societal Change from Soka University of America.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45437967532111,"sku":"9781439926864","price":61.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/OtmowB4j4J9781439926864.webp?v=1780394055","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/disneyland-politics-how-a-medium-size-city-and-corporate-giant-coexist-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}