The Magic Kingdom

by Watts, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780826213792
• ISBN10: 0826213790
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr

Summary

The Magic Kingdomsheds new light on the cultural icon of "Uncle Walt." Watts digs deeply into Disney's private life, investigating his roles as husband, father, and brother and providing fresh insight into his peculiar psyche-his genuine folksiness and warmth, his domineering treatment of colleagues and friends, his deepest prejudices and passions. Full of colorful sketches of daily life at the Disney Studio and tales about the creation of Disneyland and Disney World,The Magic Kingdomoffers a definitive view of one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Illustrations	xvii
Introduction	xix
I. The Road to Hollywood
Disney and the Rural Romance	3	(21)
Young Man Disney and Mickey Mouse	24	(18)
The Entertainer as Success Icon	42	(21)
II. The Disney Golden Age
Disney and the Depression: Sentimental Populism	63	(20)
Disney and the Depression: Populist Parables	83	(18)
The Entertainer as Artist: Sentimental Modernism	101	(19)
Of Mice and Men: Art Critics and Animators	120	(23)
Disney and American Culture	143	(21)
The Fantasy Factory	164	(19)
The Engineering of Enchantment	183	(20)
III. Trouble in Fantasyland
Animation and Its Discontents	203	(25)
Disney and the Good War	228	(15)
Disney's Descent	243	(20)
The Search for Direction	263	(20)
IV. Disney and the American Century
Cold War Fantasies	283	(20)
Disney and National Security	303	(20)
Disney and Domestic Security	323	(23)
Citizen Disney	346	(15)
Disney and the Culture Industry	361	(22)
The Happiest Place on Earth	383	(21)
Pax Disneyana	404	(21)
It's a Small World, After All	425	(21)
Epilogue	446	(9)
Notes	455	(54)
Bibliographic Essay	509	(4)
Index	513