“Nobody Came to Monte Carlo To Be Bored”: The Scripting of the Monte Carlo Pleasurescape 1880-1940
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DOI: 10.1177/00961442221089863
Abstract: In 1863, the Monegasque government and the newly founded Société des Bains de Mer decided to transform a small hill known as Spélugues into a casino district. Three years later, in 1866, Monte Carlo was… read more here.
Keywords: came monte; monte carlo; pleasurescape; carlo ... See more keywords
Forgotten Fun: Recollecting the Working-Class Pleasurescape of Hamburg’s East End, 1880s-1950s
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DOI: 10.1177/00961442221089873
Abstract: In the early twentieth century, St. Pauli was not the only place in Hamburg to go to have fun. In the city’s East End, a wide range of pubs, clubs, and ballrooms turned working-class quarters… read more here.
Keywords: working class; pleasurescape; fun; east end ... See more keywords