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Wonderland : how play made the modern world / Steven Johnson.

by Johnson, Steven, 1968-

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Riverhead Books, 2016.

Amusements -- History.

Recreation -- History.

Leisure -- History.

Popular culture -- History.

9780399184482 (hc.)

322 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-306) and index.

"From the author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From, a look at he world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. This illustrated history of popular entertainment contends that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change. Throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused. Johnson introduces us to the colorful innovators of leisure: the explorers, proprietors, showmen, and artists who changed the trajectory of history with their luxurious wares, exotic meals, taverns, coffee houses, gambling tables, theme parks and magic shows. The author argues that observers of technological and social trends should be looking for clues in novel amusements. You'll find the future wherever people are having the most fun"--Provided by publisher.

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